Hunting Law.

The Act is composed of 11 Sections: General provisions (sect. 1); Administrative organs dealing with hunting (sect. 2); Principles of hunting management (sect. 3); Economic activities concerning hunting (sect. 4); Hunting districts (sect. 5); Polish Hunting Association (sect. 6); Hunting guard (sect. 7); Hunting (sect. 8); Hunting damages (sect. 9); Criminal provisions (sect. 10); Changes in valid provisions, transitional and final provisions (sect. 11). Hunting is defined in the Act as protection of wild animals, and management of wildlife resources in accordance with ecological principles and principles of rational agricultural, forest and fishing management. The aims pursued are: protection, preservation of species and management of wild animals population; protection of the environment to improve living conditions of animals; fulfillment of public needs concerning hunting, tradition, ethics and hunting culture.