Hunt and check in the Pistoia area. The supervision and control of the territory by the Provincial Police will continue throughout the month of January 2017 in the area of Marshes of Fucecchio, with particular reference to the prevention and repression of illegal hunting.
In December 2016, numerous services and checks were carried out, also with the help of boats that allow agents to reach all areas and hunting stalks of the marsh crater, even in the presence of high water levels.
The services already carried out have shown that there are many hunters who frequent the marshes in compliance with the legislation, however, various administrative offenses have also been ascertained such as the use of ammunition containing lead (within a particular area of the Special Protection Zone "Marshes of Fucecchio "even simple detention is forbidden) hunting from fixed stalking without regional authorization, hunting at an irregular distance from the Provincial Nature Reserve, hunting from temporary stalking at an unregulated distance from fixed stalking, hunting from fixed positions without having the title, in addition to the failure to record the hunting card in relation to the hunting day.
The Provincial Police Command also reminds that in January, hunting is only allowed on Sundays and Thursdays inside the SPA and that hunting is forbidden in stretches of water covered entirely or mostly by ice. The related administrative penalties can reach up to € 630,00 and in the event of recidivism up to € 1.260,00.
The Provincial Police Command also reminds that, with the provision of the Ministry of Health of 30.12.2016, the derogation from the ban on the use of live decoys belonging to the orders of the anseriformes and charadriformes has been suspended, for which the various ducks cannot be used as decoys , teals etc.
For reports and information, the Provincial Police Command can be contacted at the telephone number 0573/974670, or at the e-mail address [email protected].
Province of Pistoia