I neo-Ligurian hunters they will not have to pay the regional hunting tax in the first year of activity, now the official decision after yesterday's vote by the Regional Council. It had been talked about for some time and now there has been a major update. The measure was approved with 20 votes in favor, 6 against (5 Star Movement and Democratic Party) and three abstentions.
Stefano Mai, Regional Councilor for Agriculture, commented on the green light: “The objective of the bill is to stem the loss of hunters in our territories. Hunters are among the people who protect our forests the most and biodiversity by restoring the environmental balance that has been lost for too long now ”. Among those who voted yes to the bill, there are those who spoke of the reduction of human presence in the inland areas of regional forests.
This abandonment has penalized farmers, given that hunters have always been a useful tool for the garrison of the territory, also with regard to forest fires. The other councilors in favor, then, remarked on the concept resulting from this facility: hunters are not a problem, but a resource, thanks to the contribution to the police of the paths and the control of the hinterland. It is not excluded that this measure in favor of young people is the only one to promote hunting.