LIVORNO: the Province approves the hunting calendar for the new hunting season in the province of Livorno.
"The new hunting calendar of Livorno increases the spaces and hunting species. " The President of the Tuscany Region is satisfied. The Province of Livorno has approved the hunting calendar 2009-2010 for next season that will start on September 20, 2009 and end on January 31, 2010. Hunting is allowed from one hour before sunrise until sunset.
Hunting is allowed, even with the help of the dog, in wandering form and from fixed or temporary stalking. In the period between 1st January and 31st January 2010, wandering hunting with or without the use of the dog is allowed throughout the territory of the province of Livorno free for hunting purposes. It is forbidden, for the installation of temporary stalking, to take fresh material from both agricultural and forest tree crops and from plants destined for agricultural production. From 20 September 2009 to 31 December 2009 hunting is allowed a: wild rabbit, lark, blackbird, quail, turtledove (Streptopelia turtur), red partridge e partridge.
Red partridge hunting is prohibited throughout the free hunting area of the island of Elba (ATC LI n. 10) and for the entire hunting season, in consideration of the diminished numerical consistency of the autochthonous strain present in the area.
From 20 September 2009 to 8 December 2009 hunting for the common hare is allowed. For hunting farms, please refer to Art. 8 paragraph 3.
From 20 September 2009 to 31 January 2010 hunting is allowed for the following species: teal, woodcock, snipe, gadwall, cesena, pintail, wood pigeon, hooded crow, pheasant (for the pheasant see Art. 8 paragraph 4 specific time limitations), wigeon, coot, whisk, moorhen, magpie, mallard, jay, garganey, shoveler, tufted duck, pochard, lapwing, water rail, song thrush, redwing, fox.
From 20 September 2009 to 31 October 2009 it is allowed to hunt the fighter.
From 1 November 2009 to 31 January 2010 is allowed wild boar hunting driving in suitable areas according to the procedures established by the Consolidated Text of Regional Regulations on hunting - PGR Decree n. 13r / 2004.
In province of Livorno, in consideration of thehigh number of wild boars present that are causing serious damage to agricultural production and the environment, wild boar can be killed all year round and until 31.12.2010 throughout the territory on scheduled hunting and in public and private wildlife institutes referred to in Regional Law no. 3/94, with the exclusion of the protected areas referred to in LR n. 49/1995, in the forms of control authorized pursuant to Art. 37 of LR3 / 94, by the Provincial Police with the collaboration of the BCDs, the GVVs and the qualified hunters belonging to the wild boar hunting teams in action, in implementation of what has already been established with managerial provision no. 540 of 23.12.2008 and subsequent amendments Still for the purpose of limiting damage to agricultural production and for the protection of small game, wild boar can also be killed in single form from 1 October 2009 to 31 December 2009, in accordance with the provisions of the Consolidated Text of Regional Regulations on hunting PGR decree n. 13r of 25.02.2004 art. 92 and in compliance with the time frame provided for by Art. 18 paragraph 2 of Law no. 157/1992 for this species.
The competent Hunting Office will be able to arrange with a specific provision (plan), if deemed necessary, further methods, times and requirements for sampling for these areas, to be agreed with the ATCs, to which the interested parties must comply. Starting from 1 August 2009 until 15 March 2010, forms of withdrawal on the basis of settlement plans of the populations of roe deer, fallow deer, mouflon and red deer.
SATISFIED THE REGIONAL and PROVINCIAL PRESIDENT. - The Calendar - says the Provincial President - increases hunting spaces and species.
Source: Caccia Passione - Press Office