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Regional Legislative Decree No. 3/2018/A establishing the legal regime for hunting resources management.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Territorial subdivision
Azores
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 38, 22 February 2018.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Animal health Animal welfare Hunting authorization/permit Hunting/capture Hunting gear/hunting methods Procedural matters Protection of habitats Management/conservation
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Regional Legislative Decree enters into force ninety days after its publication.
Abstract

This Regional Legislative Decree, consisting of 87 articles divided into 13 Chapters, establishes the legal regime for hunting resources management. It approves the new legal regime for the hunting resources management and hunting activity within the Autonomous Region of Azores. Hunting is permitted only to individuals duly qualified under the terms specified in particular in the provisions of articles 8 and 10. The pursuit of hunting must ensure the sustainable management of hunting resources, while respecting the principles of nature conservation and biological balance and in articulation with other forms of land exploration. It is under the responsibility of the Regional Government to define the regional hunting policy with respect to the principles set out, after consulting the hunting council of the island or the associations or clubs of hunters, associations of farmers, associations of forest producers and associations of the respective islands. It is also the responsibility of the Regional Government, in particular the Department for hunting matters, namely: a) to ensure the protection of regional hunting resources, ensuring sustainable management of these resources; b) to promote the execution of measures and actions necessary to implement the regional hunting policy; c) to define the norms regulating the exploitation of hunting resources and hunting in the Region; d) to establish general criteria for the management and management of hunting resources; e) to determine for each Region which species can be hunted, the hunting periods, days, times, geographical areas, daily catch limits, hunting methods and processes, etc.; f) to license and supervise the hunting activity in the Region; g) to define the norms for the attribution of regional hunting permit, with respective examinations, as well as terms for issuing and renewal; etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
dre.pt

References - Legislation

Repeals

Regional Legislative Decree No. 17/2007/A regulating game resources management.

Legislation | Portugal | 2007

Keyword: Animal health, Animal welfare, Hunting authorization/permit, Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Decree No. 4/2009/A regulating Regional Legislative Decree No. 17/2007/A regulating game resources management.

Legislation | Portugal | 2009

Keyword: Animal health, Animal production, Animal reproduction, Animal welfare

Source: FAO, FAOLEX