Legal liability for harvesting fallen trees for personal needs

The article deals with the issue of legal liability applied to citizens harvesting damaged trees for personal use. The problem is of great relevance due to the high incidence of offences in that area. One of the problems is that these offences were often not detected. The purpose of the research is to study different types of legal responsibilities applicable to citizens for harvesting fallen trees without a contract for the sale or purchase of forest wood for their personal needs. The most common type of legal liability in this case is an administrative responsibility. The study is conducted with the use of comparative-legal and analytical research methods. As a result of the research it was concluded that there is a need to expand the right of joint forest use, in particular, to provide citizens with the right to harvest dead or damaged wood for their personal needs. This should help to clear the forests from fallen trees (forest natural pollution) and reduce the number of offences in the field of forest management.