Regional Law No. 317-XII “On hunting and hunting management”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Buryatia Document type Legislation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Wild fauna Management/conservation Hunting/capture Hunting authorization/permit Hunting authorization/permit fee Concession 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 The scope of this Law shall be to regulate hunting and hunting management with a view of conservation of wild fauna species and natural habitats thereof. Hunting species shall be public property and regulation of management of wild fauna species subject to hunting shall be regulated by the authorized state institution in the sphere of hunting (Art. 1). Natural habitats of wild fauna species subject to hunting shall form state hunting fund irrespectively of the ownership of land area where the aforesaid species have their habitats (Art. 5). Concession of hunting grounds for hunting purposes shall be put into effect on condition of lease (Art. 8). Lessor of hunting ground, for the period of no less than 10 years, shall be Regional Council of Ministers (Art. 9). Hunting shall be classifies as: (a) commercial and artisanal; (b) scientific research, cultural, educational and aesthetic; and (c) regulation of the number of species (Art. 11). Hunting authorization shall be granted for fee (Art. 13). Full text Russian Website www.ohotzakon.ru References - Legislation Repealed by Regional Law No. 1585-IV “On hunting and conservation of hunting resources”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2010 Keyword: Wild fauna, Management/conservation, Hunting/capture, Allocation/quota, Protection of habitats, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX