Cafe owner in the Amur Region fined over a sign in English...

Cafe owner in the Amur Region fined over a sign in English

A magistrate in the Amur Region fined the owner of the Buffalo cafe in the settlement of Magdagachi over a sign in a foreign language without a translation, Verstka drew attention to the ruling.

As stated in the document, prosecutors had earlier served the businessman with an order requiring him to remedy a violation of the consumer protection law and replace the sign on his establishment with wording in Russian.

The businessman said that he bought a sign meeting the requirements in early March, but it was made with a small font, which forced him to place the order again. According to the man, by the time the deadline for replying to the prosecutor expired, the banner was not ready, so he did not contact the supervisory authority in time.

As a result, an administrative case was opened against the cafe owner under the article on failure to comply with the lawful demands of a prosecutor (Article 17.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). In court, the businessman said that all violations had now been remedied, admitted guilt in the offense under the article on failure to comply with a prosecutor’s demands, and repented. Despite this, the court found him guilty and in early June fined him two thousand rubles.

As Verstka found out, the ruling concerns the Buffalo snack bar located in Magdagachi. Photos in map services show that as recently as January this year the cafe’s sign was in English, while in August users posted pictures in which the cafe is called “Buffalo” in Russian.

🩵On March 1, the law on protecting the Russian language came into force in Russia. Businesses were banned from using words in foreign languages without a translation on signs and in advertising.

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