Ordinance on hunting and protection of wild mammals and birds (Hunting Ordinance).

The present Ordinance implements the federal legislation on hunting. The Ordinance regulates hunting activities, as well as the protection and conservation of species and the living space of endemic and migrating mammals and birds. Furthermore, the Ordinance aims at reducing damages caused by animals to forestry, agriculture and to nature in general. The local population must be duly informed of such measures. The text consists of 31 articles divided into 8 chapters as follows: General provisions (I); Lease (II); Hunting rights (III); Exercise of hunting (IV); Protection of animals (V); Damages caused by wild animals (VI); Penalties (VII); Final provisions (VIII).