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Estonian government approves of the new hunting law
BC, Tallinn, 27.12.2012.
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Print versionThe Estonian government approved on Thursday of the new hunting law that creates prerequisites for better cooperation between landowners and hunters, LETA/Public Broadcasting reports.
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The law lists in more detail the responsibilities of both hunters and landowners, to make sure that the protection of animals and curbing their number is organized in a way that preserves their favourable state, and natural balance between habitats and species, environment ministry said.
Landowners have in the future the chance of having a say in choosing the user of a hunting area or initiate the process of replacing the user of the hunting area.
The law also lines out a mechanism of compensating damages caused by hunted animals to the landowner and prescribes mandatory shooting tests for hunters of big game.
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