A draft amendment to the Federal Hunting Act (BJagdG) has been presented by Federal Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner.
The aim of the draft amendment is to strike an appropriate balance between forests and game, to standardize the hunter examination regulations of the individual state hunting associations and to reduce the release of lead from rifle ammunition into the environment, the ministry said in a July 27, 2020 press release.
The bill now goes into the Länder and associations hearing, for September 2020, the presentation in the Bundeskabinettt planned.
Summarized the main points according to the current status (03 August 2020):
- For rifle ammunition, uniform federal regulations for certification are to come into force. The aim is to achieve optimum killing effect and lead minimization at the same time.
- A shooting certificate is to be mandatory for participation in social hunts.
- The requirements for hunter and falconer training are to be standardized nationwide, thus ensuring a higher standard of training.
Furthermore, the bill shall include:
- The official (maximum) shooting planning for roe deer shall be abolished. Instead, those responsible on site, i.e. the hunting associations, landowners and those authorized to hunt, are to agree on their own responsibility on an annual minimum shoot for roe deer in the future, which is to be recorded in the lease agreement. The minimum shooting is to be submitted to the lower hunting authority for approval.
- In case of non-agreement of the above-mentioned parties, the lower hunting authority shall determine a minimum shooting quota, which shall be based on browsing reports. The hunting authority may order the reduction of game population if the minimum shooting is not achieved.
- The term "Hege" is supplemented in that "a natural regeneration of the forest must be made possible essentially without protective measures". The reason for this is the necessary protection of the forest to climate change.
- The ban on night aiming techniques for hunting wild boar is lifted - precisely because of the necessary reduction of the wild boar population with regard to African swine fever and for more animal welfare-friendly hunting of wild boar at night.
- Leghold traps will be prohibited
- Prohibition of possession of ready-to-catch traps for birds of prey (exception: falconers and science).
- Prohibition of hunting at game crossing aids (exception: movement hunts).
- Increase of the hunting liability insurance as well as the fine framework.
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