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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 10:29:24+00:00

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This Act provides for the creation and use of hunting districts, monitoring of wild game, harvest quotas and structure, and other principles of hunting, it determines the documents certifying hunting rights, it provides for the compensation for damage caused by wild game, and the state supervision and liability.
(1) The requirements of this Act apply to hunting within the boundaries of protected natural objects, unless otherwise provided by the Nature Conservation Act or the protection procedure established on the basis thereof.
(1) A hunting ground is an area which is suitable for wild game to live freely and which is used for hunting purposes.
2) zones in protected areas where hunting is prohibited by law or legislation established on the basis of law.
(1) Wild game (hereinafter game) is divided, for the purpose of its protection and control, in into big game and small game.
(3) The list of small game is provided for in hunting rules which shall be established by a regulation of the by a regulation of the minister responsible for the area.
Hunting district is an area created for big game hunt, which hunting ground area within a circular boundary is at least 5000 hectares.
5) to make proposals to the hunting council for making of changes to boundaries of a hunting district.
(1) The hunting rights are the right of a natural person to hunt, if he or she holds the documents certifying the hunting rights and he or she has paid the fee for the hunting rights.
(2) A fee for the hunting rights shall be paid once a year pursuant to the Environmental Charges Act and legislation established on the basis thereof.
The hunting year is a period from 1 March to the last day of February of the following year.
(1) The hunting council shall be formed for the organisation of regional hunting activities comprising on equal grounds the users of a hunting district and the representatives of land owners. A state representative shall also be appointed to the hunting council. The territorial jurisdiction of a hunting council shall not be larger than a county.
(2) The Director General of the Environmental Board shall form the hunting council and approve the membership and procedures thereof.
5) provision of opinion to the issuer of the permit in proof of the right to use the hunting district concerning the extension of the permit in proof of the right to use the hunting district.
(1) The state may involve in the organisation of hunting activities a hunting organisation who is a legal person in private law. In order to involve hunting organisations, the minister responsible for the area may enter into a contract under public law for the assignment of the duty specified in subsection 29 (3), subsection 36 (8), subsection 40 (62) and subsection 42 (8) pursuant to the procedure provided for in the Administrative Co-operation Act.
(2) Supervision over the performance of contracts under public law entered into in accordance with subsection (1) of this section shall be exercised by the Ministry of the Environment.
(3) If a contract under public law is terminated unilaterally or other circumstances arise which prevent the continuation of performance of the administrative duties, the Environmental Board shall organise further performance thereof.
(1) Hunting grounds shall be divided into hunting districts.
3) hunting district boundary descriptions.
(3) If the area of an island is too small for a hunting district of a size set out in § 5 of this Act to be created and if the island is not joined to another hunting district, a hunting district with an area less than that set out in § 5 of this section may be created.
(4) Those parts of the water area of the sea, Lake Lämmijärv, Lake Võrtsjärv, Lake Peipus, Lake Pskov, and other water bodies not located entirely in one hunting district which are suitable for hunting activities shall be divided between hunting districts adjacent to the water area according to the principle of equal distance in the course of the creation of a hunting district.
(5) The provisions concerning open proceedings apply to the creation of hunting districts and making of changes to the boundaries thereof, taking account of the specifications provided for in this Act.
(6) The resolution on the creation of a hunting district specified in subsection (2) of this section, as well as the map of the hunting district shall be published by the Environmental Board on its website, and a relevant notice regarding the creation of a hunting district shall be published the publication Ametlikud Teadaanded and in at least one national newspaper or one local newspaper.
6) the hunting council has submitted a reasoned proposal.
3) the date of submission of the application, and the signature of the applicant's representative.
(3) If an application for making of changes to the boundaries of a hunting district meets the requirements, the Environmental Board shall commence the hunting district modification proceedings and notify the applicant thereof by post or by electronic means within seven days as of the receipt of the application submitted in compliance with the requirements.
(4) The Environmental Board shall adopt a resolution on making of changes to the boundaries of a hunting district within three months following the receipt of the application submitted in compliance with the requirements or the making of proposal. The resolution shall be communicated to the applicant or the hunting council by post within seven days as of the adoption of the resolution.
(5) In the case provided for in clauses (1) 4) and 5) of this section, the state fee shall be paid for the review of an application for making of changes to the boundaries of a hunting district according to the rate provided for in the State Fees Act.
The right to use a hunting district is the right to organise hunting in the hunting district and to carry out monitoring of wild game on the grounds and pursuant to the procedure provided for by law and the legislation established on the basis thereof.
(1) The right to use a hunting district shall be granted by a permit in proof of right to use a hunting district.
(3) The Environmental Board (hereinafter issuer of permits) shall issue permits in proof of right to use a hunting district and maintain the record-keeping thereof.
(4) A permit in proof of the right to use a hunting district shall be granted for ten years.
(5) A permit in proof of right to use a hunting district shall be issued on the condition that the applicant for the permit has an immovable in the same hunting district or a written agreement with at least one land owner who has an immovable in the same hunting district for the organisation of hunting activities on their immovable.
(6) If two or more applications are submitted for the right to use one and the same hunting district and if all the applicants do not agree to their being granted joint right of use, such applicant shall be preferred who has, within the boundaries of the hunting district, an agreement with the land owners for the organisation of hunting on their immovables concerning a larger area.
5) the restrictions and conditions related to the organisation of research of wild game.
(8) A hunting district boundary description and map shall be enclosed to a permit in proof of right to use a hunting district.
(9) The standard format for permits in proof of the right to use a hunting district shall be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the area.
4) the date of submission of the application, and the signature of the applicant's representative.
3) the date on which the land owner's consent is granted and land owner's signature.
(3) Applications are received within 30 days as of the entry into force of the resolution creating a hunting district or after publication of the notice provided for in subsection 20 (4) of this Act.
(4) The issuer of permits shall register an application for a permit in proof of the right to use a hunting district immediately after the receipt thereof.
(5) If an application for a permit in proof of the right to use a hunting district meets the requirements, the issuer of permits shall commence the proceedings concerning the issue of permit and notify the applicant thereof by post or by electronic means within seven days as of the receipt of the application submitted in compliance with the requirements.
(6) A state fee shall be paid for the review of an application for a permit in proof of the right to use a hunting district according to the rate provided for in the State Fees Act.
(1) An issuer of permits shall publish with regard to a properly completed application for a permit in proof of the right to use a hunting district a notice in the publication Ametlikud Teadaanded within 14 days as of the day of receipt of the application.
3) the time at which and the place where it is possible to examine the application, and a reference to the opportunity to submit proposals and objections.
(1) An issuer of permits shall issue a permit in proof of the right to use a hunting district or shall refuse to issue a permit within two months as of the receipt of the application submitted in compliance with the requirements.
4) the hunting district is already in use.
(3) The applicant shall be notified of a resolution on issue of or refusal to issue a permit by post within seven days as of the adoption of the resolution.
(4) A permit in proof of the right to use a hunting district shall be made public in the publication Ametlikud Teadaanded and the website of the Environmental Board within 14 days as of the issue of the permit.
(1) A permit in proof of right to use a hunting district shall be extended for the next ten years provided that the prior user of a hunting district has submitted six months before the expiry of a permit in proof of right to use a hunting district to the issuer of a permit in proof of right to use a hunting district a relevant application together with the position of the hunting council.
3) the user of a hunting district has not performed the obligations provided for in a permit in proof of right to use a hunting district.
(3) The issuer of permits shall review the application specified in subsection (1) of this section and adopt a resolution concerning the extension of a permit within two months as of the receipt of the application submitted in compliance with the requirements.
(4) The applicant shall be notified of a resolution on extension of or refusal to extend a permit by post within seven days as of the adoption of the resolution.
(5) A resolution on the extension of a permit in proof of right to use a hunting district shall be published within 14 days as of the adoption of a resolution on the extension in the official publication Ametlikud Teadaanded and on the website of the Environmental Board.
3) the holder of the permit has submitted a reasoned request to this effect.
3) the term of a permit in proof of right to use a hunting district has expired.
7) the user of the hunting district has more than one punishment for violation of the requirements of this Act or legislation established on the basis thereof.
3) the signature of each land owner and the date on which the land owner's consent is granted.
(4) The issuer of permits shall publish a notice concerning the expiry or revocation of a permit in proof of right to use a hunting district in the publication Ametlikud Teadaanded and in at least one national newspaper or one local newspaper. The information regarding the opportunities to submit an application for the receipt of the right to use the vacant hunting district shall be published, inter alia, in a notice concerning the expiry or revocation of a permit.
(1) The monitoring of wild game shall be organised to observe the condition of the game populations.
(2) The user of a hunting district is required to perform the monitoring of game within the boundaries of the hunting district.
(3) The list of monitoring data and the procedure for collection shall be established and the agency authorised to organise the state monitoring shall be appointed by a regulation of the minister responsible for the area.
4) recommended harvest quotas and structure.
(5) The monitoring report shall be published on the website of the agency appointed on the basis of subsection (3) of this section.
(6) If the results of the monitoring report manifest that the favourable conservation status of the species is endangered or if the increase in the population of the species has caused a significant negative impact to the environment or a danger to the health or property of humans, the action plan specified in § 49 of the Nature Conservation Act shall be prepared.
(1) The harvest quotas and structure of moose, red deer, roe deer and wild boar shall be agreed each hunting year by hunting districts in the hunting council based on the report specified in subsection 21 (4) of this Act and the proposal of the user of a hunting district.
(2) The harvest quota of brown bear, wolf, lynx and grey seal shall be established each hunting year by the Environmental Board based on the report specified in subsection 21 (4) of this Act and the proposal of the hunting council.
2) in a hunting district – by a user of a hunting district unless the land owner has established any restrictions.
(4) The Environmental Board has the right to establish additional restrictions and conditions based on the action plan specified in subsection 21 (6) of this Act. The restrictions and conditions shall be communicated to the user of a hunting district by post or electronic means and published in the publication Ametlikud Teadaanded and in at least one national newspaper or one local newspaper.
(1) Hunting is the tracking, pursuit, capture or killing of a wild animal.
(2) A person’s presence in the wild with a product of hunting, a hunting firearm, a hunting dog, a hunting bow with broadhead arrows or traps is considered equivalent to hunting.
7) tracking, pursuit, capture or killing of a wild animal for scientific purposes pursuant to the procedure established by the Nature Conservation Act.
7) on a protected natural object which is not jointed to a hunting district.
(5) In the case specified in clauses (4) 6) and (7) of this section, the principles of the organisation of hunting, and the period of validity of a hunting permit and its price by game species shall be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the area.
(6) The maximum price of a hunting permit specified in subsection (5) of this section shall be 500 euros and the minimum price shall be 0.5 euros.
(7) It is permitted to hunt big game in hunting districts which hunting ground area within a circular boundary is at least 5000 hectares, except for the case provided for in subsection 11 (3) of this Act.
(3) The permitted hunting means and methods and the hunting seasons by game species shall be established by the minister responsible for the area in hunting rules.
12) using bows that are not hunting bows within the meaning of subsection 27 (1) of this Act.
(5) Flashlights and headlamps may be used to determine the shooting results and to search for wounded and dead game.
(6) The prohibition specified in clause (4) 4) of this section does not apply to hunting waterfowl, beaver and mink from a water craft with an engine which is not running.
(7) The Environmental Board shall have the right to establish a period of time for the control of African swine fever during which it is permitted to shoot wild boar from motor vehicles and all-terrain vehicles with an engine which is not running, using motor vehicles and all-terrain vehicles in another manner and using artificial light sources.
(1) A contract with the owner of an immovable shall be entered into in order to hunt on the immovable. A contract for the use of the state land for hunting shall be entered into with a person designated by the administrator of the state land.
(2) Unless the land owner has prohibited hunting on his or her land, hunting without a contract is permitted on an immovable which is neither fenced nor marked from sunrise until sunset, but not closer than at the distance of 200 metres from the building.
3) hunting to contain a disease spread by game pursuant to the procedure established by the Director General of the Environmental Board.
(1) A hunting firearm is a firearm which was acquired on the basis of the Weapons Act for hunting purposes.
(2) Pistols and revolvers may be used for killing small game that has been caught.
(3) At a big game hunt, it is prohibited to load into guns with a rifled barrel cartridges loaded with full metal jacket bullets and shoot such cartridges.
(4) Moose, brown bear, red deer, wild boar and grey seal may be shot only by bullets.
(5) In the hunting of moose, brown bear, red deer, wild boar and grey seal using guns with a rifled barrel, the calibre of a rifled barrel shall be at least 6.5 millimetres and the weight of bullets used in cartridges shall be at least 9.0 grams.
(6) Rimfire cartridges may be used for killing small game that has been caught and for hunting of raccoon dog, marten, polecat, mink, muskrat and birds, except for anserine and coot.
(7) Use of lead pellets when hunting waterfowl is prohibited.
(1) A hunting bow for the purposes of this Act is a sporting bow service specified in clause 18 (1) 8) of the Weapons Act requiring a draw force from 20 to 45 kilograms, which is used in hunting and on which the number of the hunting certificate of the user of a hunting bow has been written in weatherproof manner.
(2) It is permitted to use for hunting with a hunting bow arrows with the weight of at least 20 grams, which are equipped with broadheads, which weight is at least 6.4 grams and the minimum cutting diameter is 24 millimetres, and on which the number of the hunting certificate of the user of a hunting bow has been written in weatherproof manner.
(3) It is permitted to use a hunting bow for small game hunting.
(4) The specific requirements for the use of hunting bows shall be established by the minister responsible for the area in hunting rules.
(2) Traps and hidden traps shall have in a visible place a marker with the number of the hunting certificate of the trap owner. The legibility of the marker shall be ensured throughout the catching period.
(3) Hog traps are allowed to be used only for shooting wild boar for the control of the spread of African swine fever in the cases determined by the Environmental Board.
(1) A hunting dog may be used for hunting if it has a hunting dog’s passport or other document certifying the breed of a hunting dog and if it has been microchipped or tattoo marked. A hunting dog’s passport or other document certifying the breed of a hunting dog needs to be carried when hunting with a hunting dog.
(2) The specific requirements for the use of hunting bows shall be established by the minister responsible for the area in hunting rules.
(3) A hunting dog’s passport shall be issued by and the record-keeping of the hunting dogs’ passports shall be maintained by the Environmental Board or a person who entered into a contract under public law with the Ministry of the Environment on the basis of subsection 10 (1) of this Act.
(4) The procedure for the application for and issue of hunting dogs’ passports and the standard format for the passports shall be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the area.
3) tested and trained on the proposal of a land owner or the user of a hunting district at the time and in the place prescribed in a written permit issued by the Environmental Board.
(1) Shapes, aromatic preparations and devices imitating game sounds may be used as decoys for luring game, except for electronic devices.
(2) Live animals shall not be used as decoys.
(1) Collective hunt is a big game hunt conducted with the participation of several individuals, which is organised on the basis of a hunting permit issued at least to one person participating in the hunt.
(2) To organise a collective hunt, a hunt leader is chosen from among the persons participating in the hunt, who prepared a list of participants in the hunt, which shall be carried during the hunting. A hunt leader shall hold a valid hunting certificate.
4) the name and signature of a hunt leader.
(4) A person entered in the list of participants in a hunt need not have the documents necessary for hunting and the documents certifying the use of the hunting means unless he or she uses the hunting means which requires such a document or the hunting permit issued to him or her is added to the list of participants in a hunt.
6) submit to the user of a hunting district the list of participants in the hunt by the end of the hunting year.
2) sign the list of participants in the hunt as confirmation of being aware of the hunting safety requirements and other hunting requirements.
The hunting safety requirements shall be established by the minister responsible for the area in hunting rules.
(1) Any game that shows obvious signs of rabies may be killed without a hunting permit.
(2) An authorised veterinarian servicing the area or a supervisory official shall be promptly notified of a killed game that shows signs of rabies. If there was no hunting permit for killing the game that shows signs of rabies, the Environmental Inspectorate shall also be promptly notified.
(1) A wild boar that shows obvious signs of African swine fever may be killed without a hunting permit.
(2) A veterinarian or supervisory official authorised to service the area shall be promptly notified of killing a wild boar showing the signs of African swine fever. If there was no hunting permit for killing the wild boar showing the signs of African swine fever, the Environmental Board shall also be promptly notified of the killing.
(1) For the purposes of this Act, product of hunting means the game killed in the course of hunting and the meat, skin or other raw materials of game that has been killed.
(2) Products of hunting belong to the person who obtained the hunting permit and who killed the game, unless it follows otherwise from good hunting practice and the agreement of the persons who participated in the hunt.
(3) The possessor of a product of hunting shall certify the origin of the product of hunting.
(4) The user of a hunting district or the Environmental Inspectorate shall be promptly notified of any big game that has been killed in a traffic accident or that had to be killed as a result of a traffic accident, or of parts of any such big game.
(5) The big game specified in subsection (4) of this section and any parts thereof belong to the user of a hunting district who shall destroy or bury the dead big game on site based on agreement with the land owner if the big game has no use value.
5) a shooting test certificate for bowhunting.
(2) The documents certifying the hunting rights shall be carried at the time of hunting or be executed electronically, excluding the case specified in subsection 31 (4) of this Act.
(3) A list of participants in a hunt is required only in case of collective hunt.
(4) In the case specified in subsection 23 (4) of this Act, the Environmental Board may organise the hunting of wild animals not included in the list of game on the basis of big game hunting permit.
(1) A hunting certificate is a document on paper or executed electronically which certifies the natural person’s ability to hunt.
(2) A hunting certificate may be issued to a person who is at least 16 years of age, who has undergone training in the field of hunting and who has successfully passed a hunting theory examination.
(3) If an applicant for a hunting certificate does not wish to use hunting firearms in hunting, a corresponding notation shall be made on the hunting certificate and he or she need not pass a shooting test.
(4) A hunting certificate is valid for ten years.
(5) A hunting certificate shall not be issued to a person who has been deprived of hunting rights as punishment and whose information concerning the punishment has not been expunged from the punishment register or who does not meet the requirements provided in subsection (2) of this section.
(51) A hunting certificate shall not be issued to a person with regard to whom a court ruling made on the basis of clause 1772 (1) 1) and subsection (2) of the Code of Enforcement Procedure has entered into force. The prohibition specified in the first sentence of this subsection shall terminate upon entry into force of a court ruling made on the basis of subsection 1775 (1) of the Code of Enforcement Procedure.
(52) A hunting certificate shall not be issued to a person with regard to whom an administrative court has issued a permission on the basis on the request provided for in subsection 332 (5) or subsection 711 (5) of the Military Service Act to refuse to issue a hunting certificate. The Environmental Board or a person who has entered into an administrative contract with the Ministry of the Environment under subsection 10 (1) of this Act shall terminate the prohibition specified in the first sentence of this subsection, if the circumstances for refusal to issue a hunting certificate to a person have ceased to exist and the Defence Resources Agency or the Defence Forces have notified the Environment Board or the person who entered into an administrative contract with the Ministry of the Environment and the ruling of an administrative court does not prescribe otherwise.
(6) At the request of a person to whom a valid hunting certificate has been issued in a foreign country, a hunting certificate with a period of validity of up to one year shall be issued within ten days following the submission of an application and payment of the state fee or charge provided for in subsection (10) of this section without the person having to undergo a training in the field of hunting and to pass a hunting theory examination.
(7) If a hunting certificate is extended, the data are amended, a hunting certificate is lost or becomes unusable or if the validity of a hunting certificate is suspended, the hunting certificate shall be extended or a new hunting certificate shall be issued or the validity of the hunting certificate shall be restored within ten days following the submission of an application and payment of the state fee or charge provided for in subsection (10) of this section.
(8) A hunting licence shall be issued on paper or electronically and records on hunting licences shall be kept and the hunting theory examinations and shooting tests shall be organised by the Environmental Board or a person who has entered into an administrative contract with the Ministry of the Environment on the basis of subsection 10 (1) of this Act (hereinafter jointly issuer of certificate).
(9) The standard format of hunting certificates, the procedure for taking of hunting theory examinations and shooting tests and for application for and issue of hunting certificates, as well as the requirements for the training in the field of hunting and the trainers, and the training procedure shall be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the area.
(10) For the review of an application for the issue, extension, exchange and restoration of validity of a hunting certificate, as well as for the taking of a hunting theory examination or a shooting test, a state fee shall be paid according to the rates provided in the State Fees Act, or, if the carrying out of an administrative task has been delegated by a contract under public law, the charge provided for in the contract under public law.
(11) The charge specified in subsection (10) of this section shall be cost-oriented, clear and based on the principle of equal treatment and set so that it ensures that the justified costs relating to the relevant service are covered. The amount of the charge shall be provided for in a contract under public law entered into on the basis of subsection 10 (1) of this Act and it shall not exceed the rate of the state fee established for the service.
2) the person who obtained the certificate has been punished for the activities specified in §§ 50-63 of this Act.
(2) The validity of a hunting certificate shall be suspended by a resolution of the issuer of hunting certificate and the decision shall be promptly delivered to the holder of the certificate by registered letter with advice of delivery. In the case specified in subsection (4) of this section, the decision may be published in the official publication Ametlikud Teadaanded, if it is not possible to deliver the decision in any other manner. The decision shall be deemed to have been publicly delivered when ten days have expired after the day of publication thereof in the official publication Ametlikud Teadaanded or when the person confirms the receipt of the notification in the information system of Ametlikud Teadaanded.
(3) The validity of the hunting certificate of a person is suspended for an unspecified term if the court ruling made for suspension of the hunting right on the basis of clause 1772 (1) 1) Code of Enforcement Procedure has entered into force with regard to the person who received the certificate.
(4) The validity of a hunting certificate of a person is suspended for an indefinite period if an administrative court has issued a permission for this on the basis on the request provided for in subsection 331 (5) or subsection 711 (5) of the Military Service Act and the ruling of the administrative court does not prescribe otherwise. When making the decision on suspension of the hunting certificate, the issuer of the certificate shall be guided by the information collected during the hearing of the person by the Defence Resources Agency, Defence Forces or administrative court, if obtaining of additional information is not required.
(1) After suspension of the validity of a hunting certificate, the person who holds the certificate is required to hand over the hunting certificate to the issuer of the certificate on the working day following the delivery of the resolution or court ruling to suspend the validity of the certificate. The term of suspension of validity shall commence as of the delivery of the resolution or court ruling to suspend the validity of the hunting certificate.
(11) The issuer of a hunting certificate shall make a notice on suspension of an electronic certificate in the relevant electronic information system.
(2) If a challenge or complaint against a decision to suspend the validity of a hunting certificate is filed with a court and the administrative authority adjudicating a challenge or the court declares the suspension of the validity of the hunting certificate to be contrary to law, the issuer of the certificate is required to return the hunting certificate immediately after the entry into force of the judgment, and in the case of an electronic hunting certificate, delete from the electronic information system the notation on suspension of the validity thereof.
(21) The suspension of validity of hunting right provided for in clause 1772 (1) 1) of the Code of Enforcement Procedure shall terminate upon entry into force of the court ruling made on the basis of subsection 1775 (1) of the Code of Enforcement Procedure. Upon termination of suspension of the hunting right due to the reason specified in the first sentence of this subsection, the issuer of the hunting certificate shall return the deposited hunting certificate and, in the case of an electronic hunting certificate, delete from the electronic information system the notation on suspension of the validity thereof.
(22) The suspension of the validity of a hunting certificate provided for in subsection 37 (4) of this Act shall be terminated, if the bases for suspension have ceased to exist and the Defence Resources Agency or the Defence Forces have notified the Environment Board of the person who entered into an administrative contract with the Ministry of the Environment under subsection 10 (1) of this Act and the ruling of an administrative court does not prescribe otherwise.
(3) If the validity of the hunting certificate is suspended for longer than 12 months, the person may restore the validity of the hunting certificate only if he or she successfully passes a hunting theory examination.
(4) If a person fails to extend the term of validity of a hunting certificate within 12 months as of the expiry of the term of validity thereof, the person may renew the hunting certificate if he or she successfully passes a hunting theory examination.
(1) A hunting certificate shall be revoked if the person obtained the certificate by fraudulent means or if the hunting certificate was issued to the person on the basis of a document containing falsified or false information.
(2) A resolution on the revocation of a hunting certificate shall be made by the issuer of the hunting certificate.
(3) The authority which adopted the resolution shall give notice of a resolution to revoke a hunting certificate to the person concerned by registered letter with advice of delivery within ten days as of the adoption of the resolution on the revocation of the certificate, and the person is required to hand over the hunting certificate to the authority which adopted the resolution.
(1) A hunting permit grants the right to hunt game. A hunting permit shall be issued to a person who holds a valid hunting certificate.
(2) Hunting permits include big game and small game hunting permits.
2) the Environmental Board in the cases provided for in clauses 23 (4) 6) and 7) of this Act.
(4) The user of a hunting district is required, on the basis of a valid hunting certificate, to issue free of charge hunting permit for hunting small game to a land owner hunting on his or her immovable or a person designated by the land owner. On the proposal of the national infectious disease control committee, the Environmental Board shall have the right to establish, for the control of African swine fever, a period of time during which and an area where the user of a hunting district is required, on the basis of a valid hunting certificate, to issue a hunting permit free of charge for hunting wild boar to a land owner hunting on his or her immovable.
(5) In the case specified in subsection (4) of this section, the wild game the hunting of which is permitted and the term of validity of a permit for up to one hunting year shall be determined by a land owner, excluding a hunting permit issued to a person appointed by the land owner, which term of validity shall not be shorter than ten days.
(6) A hunting permit shall be issued within five working days as of the submission of an application.
(61) A person who received a hunting certificate in accordance with subsection 36 (6) of this Act on the basis of a valid hunting certificate issued in a foreign state shall be issued a small game hunting permit for hunting waterfowl after the person has undergone training in the field of hunting.
(62) Training in the field of hunting specified in subsection (61) of this section shall be organised by the Environmental Board or on the basis of subsection 10 (1) of this Act by a person who has entered into a contract under public law with the Ministry of the Environment.
(7) The issuer of hunting permits shall keep records of the issue and return of hunting permits and of the information entered on hunting permits.
7) the signature of the person who issued the permit.
(9) Up to three users may be entered in a hunting permit.
(10) A big game hunting permit shall be issued separately for hunting each specimen.
(11) The term of validity of a hunting permit shall not be extended.
(12) A hunting permit grants the right to hunting only to a person entered in the permit, except for collective hunt provided for in § 31 of this Act.
(13) The standard format of a hunting permit shall be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the area.
(14) The requirements for training and trainers in the field of hunting upon issue of a small game hunting permit for hunting waterfowl to a person who has received a hunting certificate on the basis of a valid hunting certificate issued in a foreign state and the volume of training and the procedure thereof shall be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the area.
2) a hunt leader in the case of collective hunt immediately after a big game animal is wounded or killed.
(2) If a big game animal is wounded, the date and time of the injury shall be immediately recorded on the hunting permit. If the wounded big game animal is not captured within 24 hours, the validity of the hunting permit shall be terminated with a notation stating that the wounded animal was not found.
(3) If the wounded big game animal is captured, the hunting district where the animal is found shall be recorded on the hunting permit together with the time of capturing the animal.
(4) The big game animal shall not be removed from the place of its capture until a notation concerning the capture is made on the hunting permit.
(5) A hunting permit shall be returned to the issuer of the permit by direct delivery or by registered letter with advice of delivery within ten days as of the expiry of the term specified in the hunting permit. The issuer of permits shall preserve the returned hunting permits and lists of participants in hunts that have been sent thereto for three years as of the receipt thereof.
(1) A shooting test certificate for big game is a paper or electronic document which is issued to a person who holds a hunting certificate and which certifies the person’s right to participate in a big game hunt as a hunter and to use a cartridge loaded with a hunting weapon bullet to shoot game.
(2) A shooting test certificate for bowhunting is a paper document or electronic document which is issued to a person who holds a hunting certificate and which certifies the person’s right to participate in a small game hunt as a hunter and to use a hunting bow to shoot small game.
(3) The procedure for application for, issue and maintenance of records of shooting test certificates for big game and shooting test certificates for bowhunting, the requirements for the taking of tests and the standard format of a shooting test certificate for big game and the standard format of a shooting test certificate for bowhunting shall be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the area.
(4) If a person was issued a certificate confirming the taking of a shooting test for big game or shooting test for bowhunting in a foreign country, and not more than two years have passed as of the taking of the last shooting test, such person will not be required to take a shooting test for big game or shooting test for bowhunting.
(5) A shooting test certificate for big game and a shooting test certificate for bowhunting shall be issued for two years.
(6) Upon expiry of a shooting test certificate for big game and a shooting test certificate for bowhunting, the term of validity of the certificate shall be renewed after the taking of a shooting test for big game or a shooting test for bowhunting.
(7) If a shooting test certificate for big game and a shooting test certificate for bowhunting is lost or becomes unusable, a new shooting test certificate shall be issued within ten days after the submission of an application without the person having to pass a shooting test.
(8) Shooting tests for big game and shooting tests for bowhunting shall be organised, and shooting test certificates for big game and shooting test certificates for bowhunting shall be issued on paper or electronically by the Environmental Board or a person who entered into a contract under public law with the Ministry of the Environment on the basis of subsection 10 (1) of this Act.
(9) For the issue and extension of a shooting test certificate for big game and a shooting test certificate for bowhunting and for conducting a shooting test, a state fee shall be paid according to the rates provided in the State Fees Act, or, if the carrying out of an administrative task has been delegated by a contract under public law, the charge provided for in the contract under public law.
(10) The charge specified in subsection (9) of this section shall be cost-oriented, clear and based on the principle of equal treatment and set so that it ensures that the justified costs relating to the relevant service are covered. The amount of the charge shall be provided for in a contract under public law entered into on the basis of subsection 10 (1) of this Act and it shall not exceed the rate of the state fee established for the service.
The user of a hunting district shall compensate for the damage caused by game to the land owner pursuant to a contract specified in subsection 25 (1) of this Act at the request of the land owner.
(1) In case of absence of the contract specified in subsection 25 (1) of this Act, the owner of the immovable or, based on his or her consent, another person has the right to demand from a user of the hunting district the partial compensation for the damage caused by cloven-hoofed game to the crops and coniferous trees growing on the forest land within one vegetation period in the amount up to 100 euros per hectare per year in the place indicated in a game damage prevention notice.
(2) Crops specified in subsection (1) of this section are the crops specified in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1166/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on farm structure surveys and the survey on agricultural production methods, as regards livestock unit coefficients and definitions of the characteristics (OJ L 329, 15.12.2009, pp. 1-28).
(3) The land owner or, based on his or her consent, another person shall submit to a user of the hunting district a game damage prevention notice, which shall specify the location of the crops, reforestation of coniferous trees or coniferous forest stand which requires protection, and the protection measures implemented or planned for the protection of the property.
(4) The principles and methodology of the assessment of the damage caused by cloven-hoofed game to the crops and coniferous trees growing on the forest land, the requirements for assessment reports, specified amount of compensation for damage and compensation procedure, and the list of coniferous trees subject to compensation shall be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the area.
8) the land owner or, based on his or her consent, another person has hindered hunting in the place indicated in a game damage prevention notice.
(1) A user of the hunting district or an organisation uniting the users shall form a reserve fund to cover the claims arising from the damage caused by game to the land owner, which funds shall be the fees collected from the members, grants and other revenue.
(2) The foundation Environmental Investment Centre shall support the partial covering of the claims paid from the reserve fund formed on the basis of subsection (1) of this section in the minimum amount of 10 per cent and the maximum amount of 30 per cent of the annual payments made by the reserve fund, which shall not exceed the annual volume of the receipt in the state budget of the fee for hunting rights for the year for which the grant is applied for.
(3) The foundation Environmental Investment Centre shall support primarily the partial covering of the claims described in § 44 of this Act.
(4) If the amount applied for exceeds the annual volume of the receipt in the state budget of the fee for hunting rights for the previous year, the grant paid by the foundation Environmental Investment Centre shall be reduced proportionately for all applicants.
4) the damage occurs on hunting grounds not joined to a hunting district or in an area, which is within one kilometre from the boundary of the hunting grounds not joined to a hunting district.
(2) Additional feeding of game is prohibited in the areas listed in clauses (1) 3) and 4) of this section.
(3) The procedure for compensation for damage incurred in the case specified in subsection (1) of this section shall be established by a regulation of the minister responsible for the area.
(4) Damage caused by brown bears, wolves, lynxes, geese and barnacle geese shall be compensated pursuant to the procedure established on the basis of the Nature Conservation Act.
State supervision over compliance with the requirements of this Act and legislation established on the basis thereof shall be exercised by the Environmental Inspectorate.
The Environmental Inspectorate may apply the special measures for state supervision provided for in §§ 30, 31, 32, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52 and 53 of the Law Enforcement Act for exercise of the state supervision provided for in this Act on the bases and pursuant to the procedure provided for in the Law Enforcement Act.
(1) The Environmental Inspectorate may inspect the gear which is used for hunting purposes without the presence of the person specified in subsection 49 (2) of the Law of Enforcement Act.
2) the objective of the entry into the possession is to ensure passage to another immovable property or water body.
(3) The Environment Inspectorate need not notify the possessor afterwards of the entry into the possession on the bases provided for in clause 2 (2) of this section if no supervisory operations or procedural acts concerning any offence were performed.
(4) Pursuant to the procedure provided for in § 52 of the Law Enforcement Act, the Environmental Inspectorate shall have the right to remove from their original location and deposit as movable the hunting equipment which has to be marked in the manner arising from legislation to enable the identification of the owner thereof but which does not have the marking or which marking does not allow to identify the ownership. Products of hunting in the same original location with the hunting equipment shall be deposited together with the hunting equipment.
(5) For the purposes of supervision, an official of the Environmental Inspectorate may stay in and drive vehicles, including off-road vehicles and floating vessels, in land or water areas where staying and movement is prohibited or restricted by legislation for the purpose of environment protection.
(1) The Environmental Inspectorate is permitted to use physical force, special equipment and service weapons on the bases and pursuant to the procedure provided for in the Law Enforcement Act.
(2) The special equipment of the Environmental Inspectorate include handcuffs.
(3) The service weapons of the Environmental Inspectorate include firearms.
Upon failure to comply with the precept, the upper limit of penalty payment pursuant to the procedure provided for in the Substitutive Enforcement and Penalty Payment Act is 32,000 euros.
2) the upper limit of the damage caused to the environment by destruction of or causing damage to the natural habitats of game amounts to 96 euros.
is punishable by a fine of up to 100 fine units or by detention.
The Environmental Inspectorate and a court may, pursuant to the provisions of § 83 of the Penal Code, confiscate the means of the commission of a misdemeanour, a thing and product of hunting which was the direct object of the commission of a misdemeanour provided for in §§ 49-54 and 57-59 of this Act.
(2) The Environmental Inspectorate is the extra-judicial body which conducts proceedings in matters of misdemeanours provided for in §§ 49-63 of this Act.
The Hunting Act is repealed.
(1) Legislation established for the creation of a hunting district before the entry into force of this Act shall be effective until the making of changes to the boundaries of a hunting district on the basis of § 12 of this Act.
(2) A permit in proof of the right to use a hunting district which is valid upon the entry into force of this Act shall be in force for ten years following the entry into force of this Act to the extent this is not contrary to the provisions of this Act.
(3) A tenant hunting district created pursuant to the Law on Hunting Management, on the basis of which no hunting district has been created, shall be considered a hunting district for the purposes of this Act, and the legislation established for the creation thereof shall be effective until the making of changes to the boundaries of a hunting district on the basis of § 12 of this Act.
This Act enters into force on 1 June 2013.

References: § 5
 § 5
 § 49
 § 31
 § 44
 § 52
 § 83
 § 12
 § 12