Lorenzo Bertacchi, number one of the Provincial Federcaccia of Bergamo has decided to clarify the control of wild boars and the licensed farmers in Lombardy. As recalled by the president, these authorizations were already issued in 2011 with a provincial resolution, finally the system is applied at the regional level and with the necessary precautions aimed at avoid abuses to the detriment of fauna. The provision, if correctly applied, will provide those directly involved with a serious tool for protecting agricultural activity.
Which ones are they the assumptions and limits permissions? The applicant must be the holder of a valid hunting license and with valid insurance for extra-ventilatory control interventions. In the case of using rifled barrel weapon, the applicant must have obtained the license to hunt ungulates for selection. The authorization will be issued only to the owners and tenants of the estates who have suffered damage from wild boar ascertained in the previous six months and the check can only be carried out on these funds: therefore only following an actual damage and not in the face of the simple sighting of wild boars.
It must also deal with "damage to crops" and "the agricultural system". The control activities may take place from one hour before sunrise up to one hour after sunset, every day of the week, exclusively from "pre-identified and raised fixed points" (therefore it is advisable to build roof terraces). However, the control cannot be carried out by the owners of the land falling within Protection oases, parks, restocking and capture areas and in Natura 2000 network sites (unless otherwise agreed with the site manager).
Every single exit must be communicated to the Provincial Police, to which every single killing must be communicated specifying sex, full weight, age class with special biometric data sheets. Immediately after the killing must be affixed an immovable band to the Achilles tendon. The carcass of the animal will be assigned to the holder of the authorization, with the obligation to carry out biological samplings to be transmitted to the IZSLER with a special form. During the hunting period, authorized persons will not be able to hunt on the days in which they dedicate themselves to control.