Il Ministry of Health in concert with the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies has issued an ordinance establishing the ban on hunting activities and other outdoor activities in the infected area identified on the basis of the finding of carcasses tested positive for ASF virus.
As regards hunting, the Ordinance provides as an exception that "The competent regional services, at the request of the interested parties, may authorize the selection hunt on the basis of a technical assessment that takes into account the nature of the activity and the specific characteristics of the area involved ".
The activity of "picking mushrooms and truffles, fishing, trekking, mountain biking and other activities which, by providing direct or indirect interaction with infected or potentially infected wild boars, involve a risk for the spread of the disease. The health related activities, the care of kept and wild animals as well as plant health and care, including silvicultural activities.