Wildlife Law (No. 257-Z). País/Territorio Belarús Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2007 (2022) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Pesca, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Manejo y conservación pesquera Peces diádromos Acuicultura Productos pesqueros Animales acuáticos Legislación básica Conservación del ecosistema Ordenación/conservación Biodiversidad Caza/captura Especies en peligro Animal dañino/animal peligroso Fauna silvestre Protección de los animales Productos silvestres Protecíon de las especies Cría en ranchos/cría en cautividad Registro Comercio de especies Armas de caza/métodos de caza Área geográphica CEI (Comunidad de Estados Independientes), Europa Oriental, Europa, Europa y Central Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force nine months from the date of its official publication, except for articles 68 and 69, which enter into force on the date of the Law’s official publication. Resumen Legislation on the protection and management of wildlife is based on the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus and consists of this Law, acts of the President of the Republic of Belarus, other acts of legislation on the protection and management of wildlife. This Law provides for the protection and sustainable management of wildlife and their natural habitats in order to conserve biological diversity and prevent harm to wildlife from disasters and negative environmental impacts. Protection and management of wild fauna and their natural habitats shall be based on the following principles: (a) sustainability and conservation of biological diversity; (b) animal welfare, including prevention of cruelty; (c) use of wild fauna; (d) payment for the use of wildlife species; (d) liability; (e) compensation for damages caused by wild fauna to agricultural crops or forest species; (f) compensation of damages caused to wild fauna or their natural habitats; and (g) access to information related to the state of wild fauna and their natural habitats. Rare and endangered wildlife species shall be recorded in the Red Book of protected species. The number of harmful animals shall be subject to mandatory regulation. Management of wild fauna shall be carried out through: (a) hunting (artisanal and industrial); (b) fishing (artisanal and industrial); and (c) their use for scientific, educational or recreational purposes. The Act consists of 16 sections: (1) general provisions; (2) state regulation and management of wildlife; (3) protection of wildlife and their natural habitats; (4) acclimatization, repopulation, stock enhancement and reproduction of wildlife species; (5) regulation of activities that may have negative impact on wildlife and their natural habitats; (6) wildlife management; (7) activities related to the management of wildlife (hunting, fisheries and purchase of fish and wild animals; (8) animal welfare; (9) captive breeding of wild fauna; (10) wildlife products; (11) standardization in the field of wildlife management; (12) subsidies and incentives for the management of wild fauna; (13) registration and monitoring of wild fauna; (14) supervision; (15) liability and compensation; and (16) final provisions. The Council of Ministers determines the procedure for issuing permits for the removal of wild animals from their habitat, unless otherwise established by the President of the Republic of Belarus; determines the procedure and conditions for registration of: wild animals kept and (or) bred in captivity (including their offspring that have reached the age of three months), belonging to the species included in the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus, or being CITES specimens, wild animals caught in for the purposes of keeping and (or) breeding in captivity is carried out on the basis of a permit for the removal of wild animals from their habitat, unless otherwise established by the President of the Republic of Belarus; objects of keeping and (or) breeding of wild animals; production facilities that produce sturgeon species of fish and (or) products from them, including caviar; determines, unless otherwise established by the President of the Republic of Belarus, the procedure for the interaction of state bodies, other organizations upon detection (identification) of a sick, wounded, injured wild animal, or which is threatened with death as a result of natural disasters, or which may pose a threat to the life and health of citizens; establishes fees for determining the amount of compensation for damage caused to the environment as a result of illegal removal or destruction of wild animals and (or) harmful impact on their habitat. In the process of wild fauna management shall be prohibited the use of explosive devices, poisons and other chemicals, tools and methods for the removal of wild animals that can harm other animals or humans (crossbows, electric traps, traps, nooses, nails, hooks, etc.), except for cases envisaged by legislative acts. Texto completo Ruso Página web www.levonevski.net; https Referencias - Legislación Revoca Law No.598-XIII of 1996 on wildlife. Legislación | Belarús | 1996 Palabra clave: Legislación básica, Ordenación/conservación, Biodiversidad, Fauna silvestre, Caza/captura, Derechos de caza, Protección del hábitat, Infracciones/sanciones Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Implementado por Decree No. 16 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulations on administrative procedures in the field of protection and use of flora and fauna. Legislación | Belarús | 2022 (2023) Palabra clave: Organismo genéticamente modificado (OGM), Autorización/permiso, Manejo y conservación pesquera, Peces diádromos, Productos pesqueros, Protecíon de las especies, Fauna silvestre, Flora silvestre, Caza/captura, Cría en ranchos/cría en cautividad, Especies en peligro, Comercio internacional, Contrato/acuerdo, Certificación, Registro Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Enmendado porr Law No. 261-Z amending Wildlife Law (No. 257-Z). Legislación | Belarús | 2011 Palabra clave: Fauna silvestre, Caza/captura, Derechos de caza, Contrato/acuerdo Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 326-Z amending Wildlife Law (No. 257-Z). Legislación | Belarús | 2015 Palabra clave: Institución, Fauna silvestre, Registro Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX