The Regional Council of the Sardinia approved the bill on hunting. The text, explained the first signatory Andrea Piras (Lega), "aims to adapt the regulatory framework to the need to enhance the wildlife heritage of noble species such as partridge and Sardinian hare, encouraging restocking activities ". Another qualifying aspect, according to Piras, is "the destination of the taxes paid annually for the exercise of the hunting activity entirely for the restocking of the fauna heritage ".
In the Chamber, there was no lack of controversy from the opposition on the opportunity, especially in this period of emergencies linked to the pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine (dear fuels), to bring a law such as that on hunting to the agenda of the assembly. The councilor of Leu Eugenio Lai, stated that the agenda of the Council, at the turn of the reshuffle of the Giunta, reflects the trend of a legislature far from Sardinian society and its priorities.
On the merits, he added, the law touches only a small part of the hunting world as demonstrated by the comparison with hunting associations; there is no mention of areas, of economic induced and revitalization of territories, of scientific research on the island's fauna and of repopulation, while Sardinia continues to represent a derogation from national legislation. In the end, he concluded, it is a "spot" with the same trademark of the center right in recent years and in the meantime, when the hunting calendar, we will face the same problems and protests.
Emanuele Cera, of Forza Italia, argued that Lai, in some respects is right, because in fact the law concerns only a part of the hunting activity and it is desirable that action is taken in the sector in an organic way as soon as possible, it being understood that hunting is not a matter for which the Region has primary competence. However, according to Cera, it is necessary to give a new role to hunting in Sardinia with the hunter considered not a "predator" but a protagonist of the territory, and to commit the few resources available in the restocking of bred and certain genetics in some areas of the regional territory and to contain the damage caused by wildlife in other areas (Sardinia Live).