Regional Law No. 227-ZO “On regulation of some issues related to hunting and hunting management”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Ulyanovsk Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Wild fauna Hunting/capture Game Birds Hunting authorization/permit Allocation/quota Governance 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 Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law authorized commercial hunting for the following wild fauna species: (a) mammals: hoofed animals – wild boar, roe deer, elk; (b) fur-bearing animals: badger, water vole, hare, marten (with the exception of stone marten), fox, mink (except European mink), muskrat, bobac marmot, gopher, common hamster, polecats; and (c) birds: pigeons (common pigeon, gray dove), turtle-dove, geese, brant (with the exception of the red-breasted goose), gray partridge, coot, quail, duck. Hunting restrictions can be imposed by the authorized regional state body in the sphere of hunting by agreement with federal executive body. The distribution of hunting permits among natural persons performing hunting in generally accessible hunting grounds shall be performed by the authorized body within the limits of quotas set for hunting resources, rates of permissible hunting for which no limit is set, and carrying capacity rate of hunting grounds, approved by the regional government. Full text Russian Website law.ulgov.ru