Government Decree on Compensation for Damages Caused by Predatory Animals. Pays/Territoire Finlande Type du document Règlement Date 2000 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Bétail, Plantes cultivées Mot clé Production animale Animal dangereux/animal nocif Production végétale Responsabilité/indemnisation Aire géographique Arctique, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Nord Résumé This Decree provides for compensation from State funds of damage caused by bear, wolf, wolverine and lynx (predatory animals) to humans, traffic, agriculture, livestock, reared animals, inanimate chattels and reindeer. Compensation for damage to cultivated areas, animals and chattels must be claimed in the form approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The municipal rural business authority can carry out an inspection at the site where the damages to cultivated areas, animals or chattels occurred. Texte intégral Suédois/Anglais Site web www.finlex.fi