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CHAPTER IV

HUNTING

Article 20

Hunting in the territory of Albania designated as hunting stock is governed in accordance with the provisions of this law and all relevant by-laws.

Article 21

Hunting means every act that relates directly to the killing and capture of wild animals and fowl, pursuit of game, or ambushing to kill or capture game through the use of legitimate hunting instruments.

Article 22

Eligible for hunting in the Republic of Albania is every Albanian citizen over 18 of age that has obtained a hunting permit.

Annual hunting permits and membership cards are issued by associations of sporting hunters and fishers at region level and are valid in the entire country’s territory.

Hunters who fail to pay their obligations as provided by law will not be allowed to hunt.

Article 23

Foreign physical or legal entities obtain their hunting permits from the General Directorate of Forests and Pastures which establishes the terms and conditions for hunting in the territory of the Republic of Albania.
Article 24
The hunters are obligated to declare at the Directorate for Forest Services the number of wild animals and fowl hunted in the manner described in the relevant law and by-laws.

Hunters are expected to hand in the game and notify the closest veterinary center of sings of disease they may have detected in the game.

Article 25

Hunting is lawful when carried out by hunting weapons, bows and hunting dogs. Only in specials occasions the General Directorate of Forests and Pastures will allow the use of traps and other similar methods.

Holders of hunting permits may be authorized to carry spear headed and sharp edged instruments used in hunting.

Article 26

Hunting permits and annual authorizations to hunt (when obtained for the first time ever) are subject to successful passage of a test delivered by commissions nominated at local level in accordance with criteria approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Article 27

Game killed in the activity of hunting in accordance with the provisions of this law and relevant by laws is the property of the individual having killed it.

Physical or legal entities when leaving the territory of the Republic of Albania are entitled to take with them killed or captured game provided they have obtained proper certification by the forest authority and veterinary authorities at respective region.

Article 28

The General Directorate of Forests and Pastures, in conjunction with other concerned institutions, defines the kind of wild fauna that may be hunted and a calendar for hunting. Hunters are obligated to honor the hunting calendar.

The Minister of Agriculture and Food, upon proposal from the General Directorate of Forests and Pastures, for reasons relating to special ecological or weather conditions, may ban hunting in the entire territory or in particular areas even though the hunting seasons may be open.

Article 29

The Directorate for Forest Services at region level designates hunting areas to be used by hunters to train hunting dogs.

Trainers are obligated to honor boundaries of confines and established rules.

CHAPTER V
PROTECTION OF HUNTING STOCK

Article 30

Protection of wild fauna and implementation of the provisions of this law and relevant by-laws is the duty of the Directorate for Forest Services, of public order structures, of local government bodies, the associations of sporting hunters and fishers, of all physical or legal entities, national or foreign, governmental or private with stakes in this activity.

Article 31

The Directorate of Forest Service at region level organizes, controls and takes responsibility for the protection of wild fauna and its administration in the entire hunting stock, irrespective of property rights.

Physical or legal entities with ownership or lease rights over pieces of land forming part of hunting stock are obligated to implement the provisions of this law.

Article 32

Law, except for mice species, protects all species of wild fauna not included in the list of hunting game.

Upon special authorization of the General Directorate of Forests and Pastures, these species may be hunted for research purposes, when they pose dangers and, in circumstances of epidemics, for veterinary measures. They may be tracked down for museums, laboratories and zoos, for selection of wild fauna and population of other areas.

Article 33

Physical and legal entities, national and foreign, while fishing, including in marine waters, may not hunt wild animals and fowl even on their own territories if not in possession of hunting permit.

Article 34

In the lagoons and wetlands, within territories of hunting and fauna reservoirs, it is prohibited to carry out or engage in activities that may have an impact on the quality and nature of the ecosystem.

Article 35

For purposes of protection of the wild fauna, the following are prohibited:

The hunting of wild animals and fowl, except for cases provided for by Article 32 and species included in the game list.
Hunting in reproduction and capture zones, in fauna and natural reservoirs, in national forest parks, in parks and public gardens, in urban areas and any other zone where express prohibition is imposed.
The free circulation of street dogs and cats, domestic animals and hunting dogs in reservoirs (hunting dogs may be allowed only in cases prescribed in the regulations).
Hunting in the sea and the regions designated for the cultivation of fish.
Hunting by way of strolling in the zones cultivated with medicinal plants.
Hunting by way of driving, sailing vessels (except for specially designed boats) and flying craft.
Hunting in periods of ban, outside allowed calendar dates and without documentation.
Hunting with unauthorized relevant instruments, with instruments and methods that pose a threat to humans, animals and fowl, by means of fire, with readily flammable materials, with explosive and poisonous substances, pitfalls, with flashlights, with compressed air and gas and in the nighttime.
Hunting with the use of instruments and methods that cause massive killing and capture of wild animals and fowl such as traps, nets, baskets, dummies, voice appealing instruments, except for cases provided in the law.
Firing against perissodactyls (wild pig, etc.,) in less than 150 m distances in the direction of urban centers and hazardous objects (distance from these objects is calculated based on weapon’s maximum firing distance).
Carrying charged weapons while passing through urban centers (walking or driving) as well as transportation of charged weapons and holding of hunting weapons by unauthorized persons.
Capture of fowl at the time of bird molding, when they are cold frozen, and the capture of animals during flooding.
Destruction of nests, damage, collection and harvesting of eggs and newly borne, killing or ousting from burrows and extermination of animals in burrows except for cases recognized by law.
Capture or holding hostage without authorization from the forest authorities of wild animals or fowl at the time or reproduction or child rearing.
Killing and capture above lawful quotas with dogs other than hunting hounds and killing game by means other than weapons.
Damage and/or appropriation of surrounding fences, constructions destined for hunting, hunting places, boarding of any type, of watch towers and various cages and aviaries placed for birds.
Entrance and stationing of people, vehicles, animals, setting up camps, tents or similar objects in the hunting and fauna reservoirs and in reproduction zones expect in times and places prescribed by the forest authorities.
Grazing of animals in hunting and fauna reservoirs.
The burning of stubbles and dried grass inside reservoirs and in a radius of 500 m from the reservoirs.
Capture and collection without proper permission of snails and reptiles, turtles and frogs above permitted quantities and outside harvesting season.

Article 36

The Forest Service Police are entitled to request identification paper, to check hunting weapons and other hunting instruments, to check the captured game or fish in the hunting zones especially in such circumstances as violations of this law or relevant by-laws are detected or identified.

Article 37

In circumstances of violation or breach of the provisions of this law and relevant by-laws employees of forest services, public order and/or local government employees compile a written report signed by the authority as described above, the violator and witnesses when witnesses there are.

A special report is compiled with regard to weapons that are submitted to the relevant authority. The killed or captured game is confiscated and hunting weapons are sequestrated.

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