Il Administrative Justice Council for the Sicily Region rejected the suspension requested by the local authority on the order of the TAR of Palermo that blocked the early opening of the fighter. For the President of the Cga there is no danger of serious irreparable damage, since the ordinary opening of the hunting season is now near and it is well possible to wait for the collective precautionary appeal decision on 18 October.
Once the pre-opening of the 2018-2019 hunting season has been rejected, rabbit hunting will remain suspended even after the start of the ordinary season today, Monday 1 October 2018. The appeal we are talking about is that ofRegional Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Mediterranean Fishing against Legambiente, WWF, LIPU, Sicilian Free Hunters, Federcaccia, ANC, CPA Sicily, Artemide Association, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Hunting Federation, Italcaccia Association, National Hunters Union, Un.A.Ve.S.
As stated in the judgment of the Administrative Justice Council, there is no danger of serious irreparable damage, as the ordinary opening of the hunting season is nearing (1 October 2018). We can also await the decision on the merits in the first instance which has been scheduled for next November 22nd. For the definition of the issues concerning the postponed closure of the hunting season 2018-2019 it will be possible to wait and for now the decisions taken are not changed despite the protests of the hunting world.