Interested in doing something more than seeing a museum? Apartments Florence has added some tips on hunting in Florence!
Hunting (la caccia) is legal in Italy and there are around 800,000 registered hunters. About 70 percent of Italian hunters are concentrated in the central and northern area of the country with Tuscany, Umbria and Sardinia being the most popular regions.
There are many different species to hunt: pheasant, quail, hare, partridge, woodcock, fox, deer, stag, moufflon (wild sheep), black grouse and wild boar(cinghiale).
The Law
Hunting in Italy has been regulated in order to protect the fauna, Law N° 157 of February 1992. This law acts as a background at a national level, but then each province applies local rules. Hunting licences (licenza di caccia/venatoria) are allocated and issued for each province.
Each province sets areas where hunting is permitted. There are different categories of hunting areas, for example, protected areas and private hunting grounds.
The regional authority also decides the hunting season for the current year, the days when hunting is prohibited during the week (usually two per week) and the times when hunting is allowed.
Hunting Licenses
Hunting licence applications should be made at the hunting department of the provincial administration office (Amministrazione Provinciale). A gun hunter in Italy must have the right to own a gun (porto darma) and hold a hunting license.
The following is required in order to apply for a hunting license:
You must be over 18 years old
Have a valid medical certificate
Proof of passing the test to demonstrate a basic knowledge of hunting regulations, zoology relating to hunting, guns and munitions, the protection of flora and first aid
Two signed passport photos
Once the criteria have been met, a payment (tassa or imposta locale) is made to the local authority with a marca da bollo (tax stamp available from tobacconists) and the license is issued.
The license is valid for six years, however for the first twelve months hunting is only allowed in the presence of another hunter who has had a hunting license for a minimum of three years and is free from any offence.
All hunters are required to apply for insurance cover.
Should the hunter break the rules and commit an offence, then the license may be suspended, either for a set period of time or indefinitely.
Renewing a licence
The license is renewed on presentation of an updated medical certificate (certificato medico), and payment of the tax (tassa/imposta regionale).
Besides the license, hunters are given a card with details of the regional hunting calendar and other relevant local information.
Importing a Hunting Firearm to Italy
Any person wanting to import a firearm to Italy on a permanent basis must first contact the police station (Questura) that will be local to their place of residence in Italy. It will outline the procedure and documents needed.
Documents required will probably include:
Valid passport
Valid drivers license or I.D. with current address
Hunting license
Bill of sale for the firearm
Criminal records certificate from the home country police department
Hunting in Tuscany
Each of the provinces provides information on the licences and facilities available. Information and regulations on hunting in the Tuscany region is available from the Tuscany Agriculture Department.
Information is also available from the Italian hunting federation (Federazione Italiana della Caccia) Tuscany branch:
Federcaccia Toscana
At: Via dei Banchi 6, 50123 Florence (FI)
Tel: 055 219 040
Fax: 055 212 088
Provincial Offices
Each of the Tuscany Provincial administration offices provides information on hunting restrictions, facilities and license applications (note that the websites are in Italian).
Florence
Ufficio Caccia
At: Via Mercadante 42 piano secondo, 50144 Florence (FI)
Tel: 055 276 0601
Website (in Italian)
Livorno
Ufficio Caccia
At: Piazza del municipio 4, 57100 Livorno (LI)
Tel: 0586 257 433
Website (in Italian)
Lucca
Servizio Agricoltura e Risorse Naturali - Corpo di Polizia Provinciale
At: Via Barsanti e Matteucci 208, 55100 Lucca (LU)
Tel: 0583 417 509
Website (in Italian)
Pisa
At: Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II 14, 56125 Pisa (PI)
Tel: (URP Callcentre) 800 062 122
Website (in Italian)
Pistoia
Planificazione Risorse del Territorio
At: Croso Gramsci 110, Pistoia (PT)
Tel: 0573 372 438
Open: Tuesday 09:00-13:00 and 15:00-16:30, Wednesday 09:00-13:00
Website (in Italian)
Prato
Servizio Caccia e Pesca
At: Palazzo Novellucci, Via Cairoli 25, Prato (PO)
Tel: 0574 534 418
Website (in Italian)
Siena
Uffici Caccia
At: Via della Sperandi 47, 53100 Siena (SI)
Tel: 0577 241 405
Website (in Italian)
From:http://tuscany.angloinfo.com/information/40/hunting.asp
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By Admin Apartments Florence (7/26/2009 5:21:03 PM, in Holidays in Florence, read 2,951 times)
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