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Ordinance on hunting and protection of mammals and wild birds.

Country/Territory
Switzerland
Territorial subdivision
Ticino
Document type
Regulation
Date
2006 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Hunting/capture Hunting authorization/permit fee Concession Birds Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Entry into force notes
The present Ordinance enters into force on 31 August 2006.
Abstract

The purpose of the present Ordinance is to implement various cantonal and federal regulations on the same subject. The Department of Territory is entrusted with the enforcement of the legislation. It shall issue periodical guidelines concerning hunting activities and the promotion of the habitat for wild animals. The hunter shall carry along the hunting permit anytime he is hunting. With a view to allow the control of the game killed a hunter must report on the spot and immediately in the appropriate register the date, hour and place of killing of the animals as well as their sex and the length of their horns. The text consists of 69 articles divided into 8 chapters as follows: General provisions (I); Requirements for hunting activities (II); Hunting (III); Hunting police (IV); Damages caused by wild game (V); Penal provisions (VI); Transitional provisions (VII);Final provisions.

Full text
Italian
Website
www.ti.ch

References - Legislation

Implements

Law on hunting and the protection of wild mammals and wild birds.

Legislation | Switzerland | 1990 (2010)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Hunting authorization/permit, Birds, Liability/compensation, Research, Enforcement/compliance, Endangered species, Special fund, Dispute settlement, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX