Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan will change the procedures for hunting and issuing hunting licences. Hunting documents will be transferred to digital format, while separate rules will be introduced for hunting grounds that breed wild animals in nurseries and release them into the wild.
Under the new law, a hunting licence may be obtained by legally capable citizens over the age of 18 who have completed special hunting courses and successfully passed a test.
The licence will be issued through the Unified Portal of Interactive Public Services, my.gov.uz.
The National Committee for Ecology and Climate Change will issue the document for a period of two years. Its validity may be extended upon the holder’s application.
Hunting will be permitted only in areas assigned to hunting grounds, as well as in open hunting areas. The National Committee for Ecology and Climate Change will determine the list of such territories.
Separate rules will apply to hunting grounds that independently breed wild animals in nurseries.
If released animals become established in hunting grounds assigned to the facility, it will be allowed to organise their hunting for one year, except during the breeding season.
The number of animals hunted must not exceed the number released into the wild. In such cases, a separate permit to capture them will not be required.
The breeding season for wild animals will be determined based on an opinion issued by the Institute of Zoology of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan.
