Regional Law No. 23-OZ “On distribution of hunting permits for hunting on common use hunting grounds between natural persons”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Sverdlovsk Document type Legislation Date 2010 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Wild fauna Allocation/quota Hunting/capture Hunting authorization/permit 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 ten days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law establishes the modalities of issuance and distribution of hunting permits for hunting on common use hunting grounds between natural persons. Hunting permits shall be issued and distributed by the state executive body, competent in conservation and management of wild fauna resources, within the time limit from the beginning to the end of hunting season and within acting period of established quotas (Art. 2). The authorized state body can refuse examination of application in the following cases: (a) non-fulfilment of requirements related to filling in application form; (b) communication of inaccurate information and untrustworthy data; (c) failure to comply with the established submittal period for applications; (d) application for hunting of wild fauna species for which quotas have not been set; and (e) in case of repetitive submittal of the application (Art. 3). In case of excessive number of submitted applications they shall be distributed through random selection (drawing lots) (Art. 4). Full text Russian Website www.rg.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 120-OZ amending Regional Law No. 23-OZ “On distribution of hunting permits for hunting on common use hunting grounds between natural persons”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2013 Keyword: Wild fauna, Allocation/quota, Hunting/capture, Hunting authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 72-OZ amending Regional Law No. 23-OZ “On distribution of hunting permits for hunting on common use hunting grounds between natural persons”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Wild fauna, Allocation/quota, Hunting/capture, Hunting authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX