Kazakhstan plans to toughen penalties for livestock owners whose animals stray near railway tracks. The initiative to increase fines was put forward by Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), which has urged animal owners to strictly comply with established rules, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to KTZ, active awareness-raising work with livestock owners is being carried out jointly with local akimats and transport police. Since the start of the year, about 1,300 explanatory meetings have been organized, attended by around 34,000 people. More than 52,000 livestock owners were familiarized with the rules for grazing and driving animals across railway tracks.
Administrative liability was imposed on 378 livestock owners. The company stressed that preventive measures are yielding results: in the first 9 months of 2026, the number of train collisions with livestock fell to 584 cases, compared with 648 such incidents recorded in the same period of 2025. At the same time, KTZ acknowledged that the situation remains serious.
Since 2025, warnings for this offense have been abolished — a fine of 5 MCI is now applied immediately, and 10 MCI for a repeat violation. "KTZ now plans to double the fines: to 10 MCI for a first violation and to 20 MCI for a repeat violation within a year. KTZ strongly urges animal owners to strictly observe grazing rules and not leave livestock unattended near railway tracks," the company's statement says.
Recall that a few days ago in Zhambyl Region a train struck and killed 70 sheep — their owner was held liable. And about a month ago, a flock of sheep ended up on railway tracks in Akmola Region and was hit by the Petropavlovsk — Almaty train, which killed 13 head.