$22 Million: Producer from La Pampa fined for causing a fire that affected forests and animals

The provincial government, through the General Revenue Directorate and with the intervention of the Ministry of Security and Justice, applied a fine of $22,831,207.28 to a rural producer for having made an unauthorized burn at the “El Milo” facility located in the Toay Department. The fire was uncontrolled, affecting more than 1600 hectares of forests, wild animals, rural infrastructure and neighboring properties. The sanction procedure was init…