Ministerial Decree No. 18 validating the Regulation on hunting. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Hunting/capture Hunting gear/hunting methods Hunting authorization/permit Management/conservation 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 Regulation establishes the modalities of hunting for species classified as game. It shall not be applicable to hunting on the territory of protected areas, and also to hunting for the purpose of regulation of the number of species, hunting for research, cultural, educational, recreational and aesthetic purposes. Hunting can be carried out with or without hunting licence. Nominal hunting licences shall be issued by the authorized regional institution in the sphere of wildlife management. Hunting without hunting licence shall be carried out in conformity with hunting permit within established quotas and limits and during authorized hunting seasons. Hunting shall be classified as individual and group (two and more persons). In the latter case the person responsible for group hunting of hoofed animals and bears shall keep licence. Hunting can also be carried out with hunting dogs and hunting birds. Annex 1 contains the list of hunting seasons and species subject to hunting distributed by regions. Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru References - Legislation Repeals Ministerial Decree No. 728 on artisanal and sport hunting in the Russian Federation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1993 Keyword: Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods, Hunting authorization/permit, Hunting authorization/permit fee, Community management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ministerial Decree No. 171 amending Ministerial Decree No. 18 validating the Regulation on hunting. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2009 Keyword: Hunting/capture, Hunting authorization/permit, Non-governmental entity Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Order No. 512 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology validating Hunting Regulations. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2010 Keyword: Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods, Hunting authorization/permit, Hunting rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX