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Decree-Law No. 139/90 regulating Law No. 90/88 (on Iberian wolf protection).

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Legislation
Date
1990
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 97/90, Series I, 27 April 1990, pp. 2029-2031.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Hunting/capture Offences/penalties Protection of species
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Decree-Law regulates Law No. 90/88 (on Iberian wolf protection - 'Canis lupus signatus', Cabrera 1907). It consists of 14 articles prohibiting Iberian wolf hunting and specifying protecting measures, such as prohibition of: wolf catching; distruction of its habitat; disturbing, in particular during mating season, etc. Cases in which wolf hunting is allowed by competent authority and sanctions to be paid for illegal activity are listed in the text.

Full text
Portuguese

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 90/88 establishing Iberian wolf protection.

Legislation | Portugal | 1988

Keyword: Hunting/capture, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX