The act of converting rice-growing land to non-agricultural land within the administrative boundaries of a ward or town shall be subject to a fine of twice the corresponding fine prescribed in (2) and (3) above.
That means, the highest fine for converting rice-growing land to residential land within the administrative boundaries of a ward or town is up to 400 million VND.
Previously, Article 9 of Decree 91/2019/ND-CP did not have specific regulations on penalties for illegal conversion of rice-growing land to residential land, but only regulated the conversion of rice-growing land to non-agricultural land in general.
Decree 123/2024/ND-CP takes effect from October 4, 2024.
