Hunters with the "plate" to be identified even from a distance, in case of accidents, illegal behavior and abandonment of places without providing assistance. The idea comes from the regional councilor of the Democratic Party Andrea Zanoni, first signatory of a motion also signed by my colleague from Verona Anna Maria Bigon, from Cristina Look of Europa Verde and from Arthur Lorenzoni, spokesman for the opposition. «A harness would be enough, with individual registration number, to allow identification in case of accidents and to deter unlawful conduct.
It is not a punitive measure, but to protect the safety of citizens. So anyone would be able to read the matriculation, reported in large letters and to report to the police, in case of damage and abuse, those responsible who run away. Hunters who respect the rules, as well as their associations, should agree with our proposal and support it: rotten apples are everywhere and risk harming everyone indiscriminately», Observes Zanoni, who cites recent incidents, both in the Venetian, in which innocent citizens were involved in their private gardens.
In the Verona area, in addition to a hunting accident between two friends, damage was reported to a cyclist and a woman on a hike. "Such a measure would be a deterrent for those who do not respect the rules and in any case would facilitate the work of the police: since the beginning of the hunting season in Veneto there are already six people injured, four of which are not hunters. It is clear that more severe measures than the current ones are needed, both in terms of prevention and the increase in penalties ».
In addition to the bibs with registration number, the motion includes the doubling of the safety distances from buildings and roads for those who hunt; the prohibition of registration in the territorial hunting areas and alpine areas for at least 10 years for those who cause accidents, violating safety distances and revoking the license for the same time period. For Zanoni it would also be "useful to eliminate hunting nomadism, which allows hunters to move throughout the Veneto, from one province to another, in a state of semi-anonymity". "If motorists travel with an identification plate, I don't see why hunters can't do the same carrying a weapon that is potentially lethal to other people. They are not measures against anyone, but to protect everyone ”, concludes the councilor of the Democratic Party who hopes to find transversal support in the classroom.