Regional Law No. 71-ZO “On regulation of some relations in the sphere of hunting and conservation of hunting resources”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Tver Document type Legislation Date 2011 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Wild fauna Hunting/capture Hunting authorization/permit Management/conservation Game Birds 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 regulates some relations in the sphere of hunting and conservation of hunting resources, establishing that hunting resources (game) shall be considered mammals and birds authorized for hunting. It establishes that distribution of hunting permits between natural persons performing hunting in generally accessible hunting grounds shall be performed by the authorized regional state body in the sphere of hunting and conservation of hunting resources. The distribution of hunting permits shall be performed within the limits of quotas of hunting resources, the rates of permissible hunting, in case of non-applicability of fixed quotas, and the rates of carrying capacity of hunting grounds. The distribution of hunting permits shall be performed in the order of priority of receipt of applications for the issuance of hunting permits. When considering applications for the issuance of permits for the extraction of hunting resources submitted by several individuals simultaneously or received by mail on the same day, their priority is determined by the time of receipt of the application. Permits for hunting of game for which limits are set, shall be distributed between natural persons who had hunted wolf or wild boar, for the purpose of control the number thereof, during the year preceding the start of the hunting season in the current year, and other natural persons. Full text Russian Website www.mpr-tver.ru