Decree of the Chief Directorate of Hunting and Protected Areas validating the Regulation on licences to hunt wild fauna. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1971 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Hunting/capture Hunting authorization/permit Wild fauna Protected area National parks Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Decree establishes the modalities for hunting hoofed animals. State, cooperative and social organizations are authorized to hunt hoofed animals exclusively on designated hunting grounds and in accordance with hunting licences issued by the Chief Directorate of Hunting and Protected Areas (Annex 1). Hoofed animals may be hunted in protected areas and national parks for the purpose of controlling the population. Hunting of injured or sick animals shall be authorized throughout the year by local hunting inspectorates. Full text Russian Website www.kodeks.ru