Hunters to receive the status of public hunting inspectors

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers “On measures to raise the activities of hunting societies in the field of ensuring public safety to a qualitatively new level” was adopted, Norma reports.

The document approves the Model Regulations on the Public Inspector of Hunting Supervision, according to which:

the activities of public inspectors can be carried out within the structure of public hunting associations that have passed state registration with the justice authorities;

the number of inspectors is determined based on the number of hunting associations and their location;

inspectors act on a voluntary basis, no employment contract is concluded with them, and this activity is not counted towards their work experience;

inspectors can be involved in performing functions only in their free time from their main work;

the application is considered within 30 days by the governing body of the hunting association together with representatives of the Ministry of Environment, the Forestry Agency, and internal affairs bodies;

upon approval of the application, the person is issued a corresponding certificate for a period of 3 years.

The main tasks of a public inspector:

notification of government agencies responsible for nature protection, as well as hunting associations, about violations in the field of wildlife use;

participation, together with authorized inspectors in the field of nature conservation, in patrol raids aimed at preventing and identifying offenses in the field;

notification of law enforcement agencies about unfamiliar and suspicious persons in border areas, etc.

The Regulations on special short-term courses on teaching the rules of safe use of weapons were also approved, providing for the procedure:

admission to courses;

determining the scope of the curriculum;

issuance of the relevant certificate;

maintaining a register of course graduates.