Il Regional Council of Puglia approved the first twenty articles of the rules for the protection of homeothermic wildlife, the protection and planning of faunal-environmental resources and hunting. The bill is the union of the provision dismissed by the junta and the proposal of some councilors, without forgetting the amendments proposed. Almost 20 years later, Puglia has therefore a brand new legislation regarding hunting.
Indeed, the text has reformed in full the regional law of 1998. What innovations have been introduced specifically? The Territorial Areas of Hunting will be established by the Region to meet the needs of conservation and management of the species, in addition to the possible revision of the perimeters every five years. The conformation of these ATCs, then, will have to take into due consideration the wetlands, in addition to respecting the expected capacity. The law also speaks of the release of the rifle port license and of the authorizations to be issued for selection hunting.
Furthermore, the control of wildlife will normally be carried out with the use of ecological methods on the advice of ISPRA. An important ban has been foreseen for the post offices and the stalking of any type with woodcocks and snipe, species considered particularly vulnerable. Finally, the Puglia Region will be able to transform wildlife-hunting companies into agritourism-hunting companies after having listened to the Technical Committee.