Ordinance on protection of hunting and game.

The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the protection of hunting and game in the Canton of Schwyz. Article 4 establishes a Hunting Commission entrusted with the task of issuing annual hunting regulations, adopting further measures to prevent damage caused by wild game and authorize payment of related compensation. The text consists of 59 articles divided into 13 Parts as follows: Organization (I); Hunting rights (II); Hunting authorization (III); Hunting activity (IV); Protection of game species and their living space (V); Damage caused by wild game (VI); Hunting examination (VII); Information (VIII); Hunting police (IX); Penal provisions (X); Compensation of damage (XI); Withdrawal of hunting authorization (XII); Final provisions (XIII).