Gyeonggi Province has uncovered nine cases of illegal business activities such as unauthorized land alteration and unlicensed structure installation near natural parks.
The Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police announced on the 9th that from August 2 to 16, they inspected 120 locations including natural parks, nearby restaurants, and campgrounds within the province, confirming a total of nine illegal violations.
Natural parks are designated areas that include vast regions of natural terrain such as mountains, forests, and seas to preserve the natural environment, with national parks and provincial parks being representative examples.
This time, Gyeonggi Province conducted focused investigations on three parks?Namhan Mountain Provincial Park, Yeonin Mountain Provincial Park, and Surak Mountain Provincial Park?and nearby business establishments.
Among the detected cases, a business in Gwangju City, referred to as Business A, was caught for unauthorized land alteration by laying artificial turf in a development-restricted zone without permission, and Business B was found to have installed garden sculptures without approval.
Business C in Gwangju City was caught occupying and using public waters without permission by blocking an artificial waterway (guggeo) and obstructing water flow without authorization from the Public Waters Management Authority.
Business D in Gapyeong County was found to have illegally occupied riverbed land by installing camping site decks within the riverbed area without permission, and Business E in Gwangju City was caught expanding its business area by connecting the first-floor business space to the second-floor space via an internal staircase without reporting the change in business area.
Business F in Gunpo City was found to have falsely labeled the origin of kimchi on the origin labeling board inside the business premises.
Kim I-do, head of the Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police, stated, "We will continue investigations to eradicate illegal business activities scattered around natural parks and ensure that residents can safely use provincial parks. We will also do our best in ongoing preventive activities to prevent businesses from violating laws due to negligence or carelessness."
The Special Judicial Police plan to utilize checklists during on-site patrols and provide related guidance documents to business owners so they can inspect each item and operate legally.
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