“Regarding the press release signed by the Parent Company Stefano Pastorelli and of other two councilors of the Lega group about, I report verbatim: “the contrary opinion of the councilor Roberto Morroni to the extension of the hunting activity and the provision of control and containment activities for wild boar hunting "I would like to specify the following: the statements of my colleagues in the League about me, I am sorry to have to point out, are completely unfounded". This is what the regional councilor ofUmbria Roberto Morroni.
“First of all - he explains -, because the hunting activity with reference to the wild boar species is governed by the National Law No. 157 of 1992 which establishes a three-month hunting period to be placed within the period between October and January of the following year. Therefore, any extension with respect to the duration of three months, requires a modification of the National Law (which, moreover, I would consider appropriate) and as such is beyond the competence and decision-making sphere of a regional councilor ".
"As regards the control and containment activities (something different, as the three councilors well know, from hunting) of wild boar - continues Councilor Morroni -, not only have I never expressed a negative opinion on these methods of intervention, but I have always urged them to enhance them also thanks to the introduction of selection hunting for wild boar that this Department has wanted and pursued under a political will (this, yes) aimed at taking on the problem of the strong surplus of this wild species and the commitment to achieve a reduction in its presence ".
“All this - he notes - in clear discontinuity with the attitude of absolute indifference which has emerged over the past years, despite the fact that there were already significant damage to agriculture, road accidents and health risks". "Finally, with reference to swine fever - concludes the commissioner Morroni -, I would like to point out that the Umbria Region has for some time activated the procedures and operational indications in implementation of the surveillance plan and forecast prepared for our country ".