Presidential Decree No. 112 “On hunting and hunting management”.

The President decrees that the Ministry of Forestry shall be appointed the authorized state institution performing the following functions: (a) implementation of unified state policy in the sphere of hunting and hunting management; (b) drafting of normative legal acts on regulation of hunting economy and hunting management; (c) coordination of activities of the national government bodies and other organizations in relation to hunting management; (d) development of annual and prospective plans for the promotion of hunting; (e) registration of wild animals species subject to hunting, participation in keeping the state register of wild fauna species and monitoring of wildlife; (f) coordination of the regional executive committees on the provision of hunting grounds lease, as well as conclusion of lease contracts; (g) issuance of state hunting certificates; (h) interaction with the government bodies and non-governmental entities on issues of promotion of tourism; (i) reproduction, protection and rational management of wild fauna species subject to hunting, protection of habitats thereof; and (j) international cooperation in the field of hunting. Hunting Regulation sets forth mandatory requirements for hunting on the national territory. Hunting fund shall be considered hunting grounds transferred on lease or free of charge to legal persons for organization of hunting and reserve hunting grounds. Hunting shall be classified as commercial and artisanal. The Regulation consists of IV Sections subdivided into 14 Chapters. Section I, Chapters 1-3 (General provisions; hunting fund; hunting management rights). Section II, Chapters 4 – 7 (Hunting rights, lease of hunting grounds; hunting authorization and hunting permits; organization of hunting for foreigners; prevention of damages to agriculture and forests by wild fauna species subject to hunting). Section III, Chapters 8 – 12 (Hunting rights; performance of hunting; hunting with hunting dogs and birds; wildlife products; hunting safety rules). Section IV, Chapters 13 – 14 (Rights and duties of public officials; liability). In case of illegal seizure or destruction of: (a) wild animals, their parts and (or) derivatives, covered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, signed in Washington on March 3, 1973 (CITES specimens), damage shall be compensated on the basis of the rates established in Annex 12, calculated in double the amount for each seized or destroyed wild animal; (b) wild animals belonging to species included in the Red Book of endangered species of the Republic of Belarus, damage shall be compensated on the basis of the rates established in Annex 12, calculated in triple the amount for each seized or destroyed wild animal; and (c) wild animals belonging to species included in the Red Book of endangered species of the Republic of Belarus, and simultaneously being CITES specimens, damage shall be compensated on the basis of the rates established in Annex 12, calculated in triple the amount for each seized or destroyed wild animal.