Hunting shall be intended as stalking game, procurement of wild fauna species and birds staying in a state of natural freedom. Stay in hunting grounds with guns, including sheathed ones, dogs, traps and other hunting gear, trapping, with hunted game, as well as with hunting firearms assembled (ready to fire) on public roads of general use is equated with hunting. Wild animals and birds that live in a state of natural freedom and are the object of hunting, constitute the state hunting fund. Hunting grounds are land and forest areas, as well as waterbodies that serve as habitats for wild fauna species and birds that can be used for hunting management. Use of the state hunting fund, protection of wildlife and natural habitats thereof in the territories of nature reserves, national parks and other protected natural areas is carried out in accordance with the Federal Law "On protected areas”. The extraction of wild animals and birds can be carried out both in the order of commercial hunting (for delivery of products to state or cooperative organizations), and as recreational and sport hunting, using the obtained game for personal consumption by the hunter. The right to hunt with hunting firearms, other permitted hunting gear, as well as with hunting dogs and birds of prey, shall be granted to all citizens of the Russian Federations that have passed tests on hunting rules, hunting safety, handling of hunting firearms and paid the state duty. At the same time, the right to hunt with hunting firearms is granted to persons who have reached the age of 18. The right to carry out recreational and sport hunting may be granted to foreign citizens on special permissions (licenses) issued state hunting inspection. The hunter must have a valid hunting license, other documents for the right to hunt and present them at the first request of persons authorized to check (employees of the state hunting inspection, regional committee of nature, state and departmental hunting supervision, protection of nature reserves, wildlife sanctuaries and other protected areas, fishing, sports and other assigned hunting farms, police, forest and fish protection, public hunting inspectors and nature protection inspectors, members of specialized voluntary people's squads for nature protection, members of the hunting associations in the order of mutual verification) during the hunting period when traveling to or returning from hunting grounds, when transportation of hunting products (game, wildlife products), sale and delivery to procurement organizations. When checking, the hunter is obliged to present for inspection the hunting gear he has and hunting products.