Caccia: Pistoia, the reasons for the ATC 16 commissioner; the Province: “We had to safeguard the next hunting season”.
"The choice of the Provincial Administration to proceed to the commissioner of ATC 16 Pistoia derives from the acknowledgment of a situation of" immobility "which, for some months, has characterized the work of the management committee, with the risk of jeopardize the functions performed by the territorial body and, at the same time, the legitimate expectations of hunters and farmers ". The Province with a press release explains the reasons for which the territorial hunting area was commissioned especially in the light of some considerations made in the newspapers by figures directly involved. “The attitude of the committee, in fact, risked compromising the hunting season 2014-15, in particular the hunting for the selection of ungulates, due to the failure to carry out the monitoring, preparatory to the drafting of the slaughter plans. Consequently, the failure to contain wild animals would have jeopardized the prevention of damage to cultures - the provincial body says in the note - with difficulty also in managing the compensation practices of the affected farmers, due to the impossibility of proceeding with the damage estimate ".
"Despite the repeated reminders of the provincial administration, which has always guaranteed full cooperation and support to the management activities of ATC 16 Pistoia, the committee has not actually taken steps to activate the procedures for the assignment of the necessary technical and administrative consultancy services to carry out the functions of the territorial body. In view of the seriousness of the situation, also compromised by the resignation of six members of the management committee, the Province, which is responsible by law for the supervisory obligations on ATC, has decided to proceed to its commissioner in the interest of the territory ".
"Starting from last March 19, the date of inauguration of the commissioner of the Atc 16 Pistoia, all the necessary actions were put in place to start the ungulate censuses, a fundamental prerequisite for safeguarding the hunting season, including the extension of the assignments technicians already in place. At the same time _ he concludes - as foreseen in the work program approved by the provincial council, the commissioner is working on the preparation of public tenders for the renewal of offices and collaborations ".
With a view to maximum transparency, the Province finally promoted, already at the end of April, a moment of information on the activities carried out by the commissioner and of discussion on the medium-term prospects; the meeting, which was held at the headquarters of the Province, was attended by the provincial hunting councilor and representatives of all the hunting, environmental and agricultural associations involved.
10 May 2014
Source: LaNazione-Pistoia