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Act on Amendments to the Environmental Supervision Act and Other Acts (Expansion of the Environmental Agency's Right to Apply Direct Coercion)

avaldatud riigiteatajasEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

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9 February 2026

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The law is amended to give the Environmental Board the right to use, in addition to physical force, gas weapons, cold weapons and handcuffs during state supervision in special situations. In connection with the extension of powers, additional training is provided for environmental inspectors, which consists of both basic and continuing training. Currently, the Environmental Board has the right to use firearms in emergency situations in the supervision of poaching and fishing. The bill does not expand the use of firearms right, it will continue to remain only with state supervision based on the Act on Hunting, Forestry, Fishing and Aviation. The bill solves the problem where the inspector does not have aids in his daily work. By undergoing special training, they will be entitled to use both gas and cold weapons. 132 environmental inspectors work in the Environmental Board. The purpose of the amendment is to ensure their safety and to give them adequate resources for those who cause serious damage to the environment to respond to violations. For example, in situations where it is necessary to stop the burning of hazardous waste, the discharge of sewage into water or the release of hazardous substances into the soil. Inspectors must be able to react immediately, stop the violation and arrest the violator. A gas or cold weapon can be used as a last resort if other measures fail.

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