In the Auezov district of Almaty, seven large spontaneous trading points have been liquidated, where clothing, vegetables, dairy products, and flowers were illegally sold, reports the website infohub.kz.
The measures were taken on the instructions of the city's mayor to curb trade in unauthorized places and ensure compliance with Almaty's improvement rules. Salespeople were given explanatory talks and reminded of the need to comply with legal requirements.
As noted in a statement by the Auezov district administration, "Since the beginning of the year, officers of the district police department have issued 698 administrative protocols under Article 204 of the Administrative Offenses Code of Kazakhstan. The total amount of fines exceeded 3.4 million tenge." In addition, 1,386 protocols were issued under Article 505 of the same code, totaling over 5.3 million tenge.
Also, since the beginning of the year, 192 non-stationary trading facilities have been dismantled in the Auezov district.