With its own ordinance, n.36 of 23 December 2011, the Mayor of Putignano (BA) has prohibited hunting in the municipal area until the end of the hunting season.
The mayor avv. Gianvincenzo Angelini De Miccolis, following the national and regional regulations on the hunting season and due to the countless reports received by the city committee "Contrada Chiancarosa Health and Environment", ordered a ban on hunting in the municipal area, to protect public safety, until to next January 29, 2012 (closing day of the hunting season, ed).
The area affected by this provision is delimited by the following list of municipal roads: sc Quattrocchi, sc Angelini, sc Chiancarosa, sc Gianni Sante, sc Boscardi (Noci - Barsento), sc Lamendola I, local road Masi, sc Scaglioni, sc Corcione, sc Foggia di Nercio, sc Chiancarosa (view the map).
Representatives of the city committee "Contrada Chiancarosa Health and Environment", Mr. Macchia Donato, Lippolis Giammichele and Sabato Francesco, report through a note dated 21 September that: "in consideration of the imminent reopening of the next hunting season, underlining once again that the entire recalled area is subject to significant attendance by hunters also from neighboring countries who, through their arrogant behavior, seriously endanger public safety…. The hunters remain indifferent to the continuous lively protests of the residents and I disavow the safety distances imposed by Law 157/1992 and that very often, in the face of civil verbal warnings to respect the current legislation, the same residents find themselves subjected to injuries and taken in tour by those who evidently feel unpunished in the absence of adequate controls ... A further dangerous situation is determined by the improper way in which the cars of the aforementioned hunters are parked, often off the road, which prevent the regular flow of traffic of local residents, of school buses and vehicles used to transport milk, as they occupy the lane of municipal roads and consequently cause danger for road traffic. For all of the above, the writers once again renew the request for a suitable provision to prohibit hunting throughout the area delimited by the municipal roads specified in the map.".
From a careful check of the municipal offices, it was highlighted that the marked area should already be off-limits to hunting because the minimum distances provided for by the law would not be respected, which prohibits hunting at 100 meters from the houses or buildings, less than 100 meters behind the houses, 50 meters behind the roads and 150 meters in the direction of the same and the houses. In order to prevent serious consequences and repress behaviors in the area that could cause danger to public safety and order, the municipal administration has recognized the need to intervene with the aforementioned trade union ordinance.
After a close correspondence with the Province of Bari it was requested the inclusion in the new provincial wildlife plan of the ban on hunting in the entire territory of the Municipality of Putignano.
The last episode reported by a citizen residing in SC Parco del Medico, dates back to last December 19th, when a photo was taken, showing a car parked on the side of the road and a person armed with a rifle dressed as a hunter, highlighting the non-compliance with national regulations.
Source: Putignano Web