On amendments and additions to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 19, 2026 No. 318-VIII SAM

Article 1. To make amendments and additions to the following legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

1. To the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 3, 2014:

in article 316:

in the second paragraph of the first part:

Replace the words "one hundred and twenty" with the words "one hundred and fifty";

Replace the words "one hundred and twenty hours" with the words "one hundred and fifty hours";

Replace the word "thirty" with the word "forty";

in the second paragraph of part two, replace the words "one year" with the words "two years";

in the seventh paragraph of the third part:

Replace the words "one thousand" with the words "two thousand";

replace the word "four hundred" with the word "eight hundred";

replace the words "one year" with the words "three years";

replace the word "two" with the word "five".

2. To the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Administrative Offences dated July 5, 2014:

1) add part 5-1 to Article 62 as follows:

"5-1. The term for imposing an administrative penalty for an administrative offense in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population is suspended from the moment of delivery of an order to eliminate the identified violations based on the results of preventive control with a visit to the subject (object) of control and supervision, scheduled inspection, monitoring with a visit to the object of special control and supervision.

The calculation of the term for imposing an administrative penalty for an administrative offense in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population is resumed from the moment of delivery of the act on the results of an unscheduled inspection conducted on the basis of subparagraph 2) paragraph 5 of Article 144 of the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan or subparagraph 1) paragraph 2 of Article 51-3 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the Health of the People and the healthcare system".";

2) add the following parts to Article 156: parts three and four:

"3. The use of voice (vocal) phonograms during concert entertainment and cultural events by organizers, creative teams and performers, with the exception of television recordings and in other places specially unsuited and unintended for concert entertainment and cultural events, –

entails a fine for individuals in the amount of one hundred, for legal entities – in the amount of one hundred and fifty monthly calculation indices.

4. The action provided for in the third part of this article, committed repeatedly within a year after the imposition of an administrative penalty, –

entails a fine for individuals in the amount of one hundred and fifty, for legal entities – in the amount of two hundred monthly calculation indices.";

3) in article 328:

The sixth part should be worded as follows:

"6. Violation of the limits of accumulation or disposal of waste, as well as the accumulation and disposal of waste without an environmental permit or waste not declared in the declaration of environmental impact, –

entail a fine in the amount of ten thousand percent of the fee rate for the disposal of waste in relation to the amount of waste accumulated and (or) buried beyond the established limit or without an environmental permit.";

in paragraph 4 of the notes:

in the first paragraph:

after the words "in torches", add the words "using the best available technology";

Replace the words "paragraph 2 of Article 576 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Taxes and Other Mandatory payments to the Budget" (Tax Code)" with the words "paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 639 of the Tax Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan";

in the second paragraph:

Replace the words "paragraph 2 of Article 576 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Taxes and Other mandatory payments to the Budget" (Tax Code)" with the words "paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 639 of the Tax Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan";

Replace the words "paragraph 3 of Article 576 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Taxes and other mandatory payments to the Budget" (Tax Code)" with the words "paragraph 5 of Article 639 of the Tax Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan";

4) add article 328-1 as follows:

"Article 328-1. Violation of the requirements for the installation and operation of automated monitoring systems for emissions into the environment

Violation of the requirements for the installation and operation of automated monitoring systems for emissions into the environment, resulting in:

1) failure to install an automated monitoring system for emissions into the environment;

2) non-transmission of data on emissions of pollutants by automated emission monitoring systems to the digital system "National Data Bank on the State of the Environment and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan", –

entails a fine for small businesses in the amount of seven hundred and fifty, for medium–sized businesses – in the amount of one thousand, for large businesses - in the amount of two thousand monthly calculation indices.";

5) in article 332:

in the title, replace the words "state environmental assessment" with the words "screening of the impacts of planned activities, state environmental assessment and (or) environmental impact assessment";

in the first paragraph of part one, the words "state environmental assessment or financing of projects and programs that have not passed the state environmental assessment" should be replaced by the words "screening of the impacts of planned activities, state environmental assessment and (or) environmental impact assessment that has not passed the state environmental assessment";

in the first paragraph of the second part, the words "contained in the conclusion of the state environmental assessment" should be replaced by the words "the project that has passed the state environmental assessment";

6) in article 344:

in part two:

In the first paragraph, the words "as well as the disposal of waste without an environmental permit or waste not declared in the environmental impact declaration" should be deleted.;

in the second paragraph, replace the word "attract" with the word "attract";

in the first paragraph of Part 2-1, replace the words "(waste disposal outside specially designated sites)" with the words "(waste disposal, including liquid waste, as well as wastewater disposal outside specially designated sites)";

7) in the second paragraph of the first part of Article 382, the word "five" should be replaced by the word "ten".;

8) in article 407-1:

in the second paragraph of the first part:

Replace the word "five" with the word "thirty";

Replace the word "ten" with the word "fifty";

in the second paragraph of the second part:

Replace the word "twenty" with the word "fifty";

replace the word "forty" with the word "hundred";

9) in article 407-2:

in part one:

subparagraph 4) should be supplemented with the words "without causing harm to human life or health, animals and property of individuals and (or) legal entities";

add subparagraph 6) as follows:

"6) vaccination and sterilization of pets, –";

in the seventh paragraph:

Replace the word "ten" with the word "twenty";

Replace the word "twenty" with the word "thirty";

Replace the word "thirty" with the word "forty";

in the second paragraph of the second part:

Replace the word "twenty" with the word "thirty";

Replace the word "thirty" with the word "forty";

replace the word "forty" with the word "fifty";

add parts three, four, five, six, seven and eight as follows:

"3. Refusal to perform duties related to the maintenance of animals and (or) their offspring until they are assigned to animal shelters –

entails a fine for individuals in the amount of thirty, for officials – in the amount of fifty, for legal entities – in the amount of one hundred monthly calculation indices.

4. The act provided for in the third part of this article, committed repeatedly within a year after the imposition of an administrative penalty, –

entails a fine for individuals in the amount of sixty, for officials – in the amount of one hundred, for legal entities – in the amount of two hundred monthly calculation indices.

5. Violation of the requirements for the maintenance of pets that require special responsibility of the owner, as well as animals whose maintenance, breeding and trafficking are prohibited or restricted, –

entails a fine for individuals in the amount of thirty–five, for officials - in the amount of fifty-five, for legal entities – in the amount of one hundred and twenty monthly calculation indices.

6. The act provided for in part five of this Article, committed repeatedly within a year after the imposition of an administrative penalty, –

entails a fine for individuals in the amount of seventy, for officials – in the amount of one hundred and ten, for legal entities – in the amount of two hundred and forty monthly calculation indices.

7. Violation of the rules of keeping and walking pets, resulting in harm to human life or health, animals and property of individuals and (or) legal entities, if these acts do not contain signs of a criminally punishable act., –

entails a fine for individuals in the amount of one hundred, for officials – in the amount of one hundred and fifty, for legal entities – in the amount of two hundred monthly calculation indices.

8. An act provided for in part seven of this Article, committed repeatedly within a year after the imposition of an administrative penalty, –

entails a fine for individuals in the amount of one hundred and fifty, for officials – in the amount of two hundred, for legal entities – in the amount of four hundred monthly calculation indices.";

10) the first part of Article 687 after the word "articles" should be supplemented with the words "139 (part one) (regarding the illegal use of hydrocarbons),";

11) the first part of Article 687-1 after the word "articles" should be supplemented with the words "139 (part one) (regarding the illegal use of solid minerals),";

12) the first part of Article 688-1 after the word "articles" should be supplemented with the words "139 (part one) (regarding the illegal use of uranium),";

13) in article 697:

in part one:

the words "139 (part one)," should be deleted;

replace the digits "329," with the digits "328-1, 329,";

in part two:

in subparagraph 4):

Replace the words "up to fifty" with the words "up to two hundred";

replace the words "one hundred and fifty" with the word "seven hundred";

in subparagraph 5):

Replace the words "up to fifty" with the words "up to two hundred";

replace the words "one hundred and fifty" with the word "seven hundred";

14) the first part of Article 729, after the words "138 (part two)," should be supplemented with the words "139 (part one) (regarding the illegal use of widespread minerals),";

15) the second paragraph of the second part of Article 794:

after the word "Inspection", add the words "vehicles,";

after the word "Code," add the words "as well as hunters, directors of hunting and fishing farms responsible for the protection of wildlife,";

16) in article 802:

subparagraph 2) of the first paragraph of the third part, after the words "in the spheres", add the words "environmental protection,";

add the following part of the seventh:

"7. The grounds for initiating proceedings on an administrative offense in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population in accordance with subparagraph 1) of part one of this article in relation to the subject of control and supervision are violations identified by the results of an unscheduled inspection and investigation in relation to the subject (object) of special control and supervision, as well as unresolved violations identified by the results of preventive control with by visiting the subject (object) of control and supervision, scheduled inspection and monitoring with a visit to the object of special control and supervision, conducted in accordance with the Business Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the Health of the People and the healthcare system".";

17) in the first part of article 804:

in subparagraph 10), the words "139 (part two)," should be deleted;

In subparagraph 11), the word "articles" should be replaced with the words "articles 139 (part two) (regarding the illegal use of hydrocarbons),";

In subparagraph 17), the word "article" should be replaced by the words "article 139 (part two) (regarding the illegal use of widespread minerals),";

In subparagraph 42-1), the word "article" should be replaced by the words "article 139 (part two) (regarding the illegal use of solid minerals),";

In subparagraph 42-2), the word "article" should be replaced by the words "article 139 (part two) (regarding the illegal use of uranium),";

18) add the following second paragraph to the first part of Article 806::

"In the case provided for in Part 5-1 of Article 62 of this Code, a protocol on an administrative offense shall be drawn up immediately after the resumption of the calculation of the time limits for imposing an administrative penalty in the event of non-elimination of the violation specified in the instruction on the elimination of identified violations.".

Article 2.

1. This Law shall enter into force sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication, with the exception of:

1) paragraphs of the third and fourth subitems 16) of paragraph 2 of Article 1, which enter into force after the date of its first official publication.;

2) sub-paragraphs 1) and 18) of paragraph 2 of Article 1, which shall enter into force upon the expiration of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication.;

3) paragraphs of the nineteenth to twenty–second subitems 9) of paragraph 2 of Article 1, which enter into force on January 1, 2027;

4) paragraph seven of subparagraph 3) of paragraph 2 of Article 1, which will enter into force on January 1, 2028.

2. To suspend for ten calendar days after the day of the first official publication of this Law the operation of the fourth paragraph of subparagraph 16) of paragraph 2 of Article 1 of this Law, having established that during the period of suspension this paragraph is valid in the following wording:

President

Republic of Kazakhstan

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