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The press release states that this is the second illegal hunt per day detected by Panevėžys environmentalists. Only this time it was carried out with an illegal weapon.
“An administrative misconduct protocol has been drawn up for a person for illegal hunting. Hunting or being in hunting areas with hunting tools (firearms, traps) or means (flags, night vision devices, mobile towers) by part of an unauthorized person, or the processing or transport of an illegally hunted animal is punishable by a fine of 800 to 1800 euros. ‘, – declares the AAD.
The police have also launched a pre-trial investigation for illegal possession of weapons. This is punishable by imprisonment for 1 to 5 years.
A search of a person’s home found a gas revolver with ammunition in illegal possession, two improvised weapon suppressors, and two reflectors with mounts. Also, remains of venison and skins.
More investigations are underway into the transport and handling of a potentially illegally hunted animal. The environmental damage caused by the illegal hunting of a male roe deer is estimated at 1,700 euros.
Officials from the Panevėžys Wildlife Inspectorate thank the police for their help.
The day before, the AAD announced that offenders could have to pay more than 7,000 for an illegally hunted male roe deer. euros.
Officials from the Panevėžys Wildlife Protection Inspectorate of the Department of Environmental Protection identified 3 people carrying a roe deer hunted during the prohibited time during a raid in the Biržai district in the Biržai hunting circle tonight. Violators may have to pay a fine of up to € 5,400 and environmental damage of up to € 1,700.
A rifle with an optical sight and a car with an illegally hunted beast were seized pending a court order.
During the raid, the environmentalists heard two shots, so it was suspected that there might be hunting and it was decided to review the situation. On the way to the location where the shots rang out, officers saw a pickup truck in the desert and two people hunting hunted beasts toward the car. The beast immediately loaded the trunk and led up to the officers.
Environmental officials prevented the car from being inspected. It housed people who lived and hunted in the Biržai District Municipality Hunting Area Unit. They provided a valid hunting record in which records were made of two deer hunted.
After opening the trunk, the officers made an inspection, one of the hunted beasts was placed in a plastic box, no head was seen. The environmentalists’ suspicions were confirmed: an adult male deer was hunted in a plastic box during the prohibited time and dropped its horns.
“The hunters admitted to committing a crime, trusting that they had mixed the male deer with the young deer. However, they will not be able to avoid responsibility. For an offense, a person who shoots a male deer receives a fine of up to 1,800 euros with the right to hunt for one to five years. The offender must pay compensation for environmental damage amounting to 1,700 euros. In addition, before the court decision, a rifle with an optical sight and a car carrying an illegally hunted beast were seized ”, quoted in the AAD report Mantė Ramanauskienė, head of the Panevėžys Habitat Environmental Protection Inspectorate .
The chief of the nature inspectors stressed that 2 people who helped transport an illegally hunted animal will be prosecuted and face a fine of 800 to 1800 euros.
The investigation case will be transferred to the Biržai Chamber of the Panevėžys District Court.
The Department of Environmental Protection reminds that any violation of environmental protection, other cases of non-compliance with the established requirements, observed cases of contamination or environmental destruction can be reported to the emergency services by telephone 112 or directly to the Department of Environmental Protection by telephone. 8 (5) 2732995.
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