Regional Legislative Decree No. 3/2018/A establishing the legal regime for hunting resources management. Pays/Territoire Portugal Sous-division territoriale Azores Type du document Législation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Diário da República, I Série, No. 38, 22 February 2018. Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Santé des animaux Protection des animaux Autorisation/permis de chasse Chasse/capture Équipement de chasse/méthodes de chasse Questions de procédures Protection de l'habitat Gestion/conservation Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Sud Entry into force notes This Regional Legislative Decree enters into force ninety days after its publication. Résumé 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. Texte intégral Portugais Site web dre.pt Références - Législation Abroge Regional Legislative Decree No. 17/2007/A regulating game resources management. Législation | Portugal | 2007 Mot clé: Santé des animaux, Protection des animaux, Autorisation/permis de chasse, Chasse/capture, Équipement de chasse/méthodes de chasse Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Decree No. 4/2009/A regulating Regional Legislative Decree No. 17/2007/A regulating game resources management. Législation | Portugal | 2009 Mot clé: Santé des animaux, Production animale, Reproduction des animaux, Protection des animaux Source: FAO, FAOLEX