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The government 'excludes' the red fox from the hunting moratorium for post-vaccination scientific purposes

2023-08-24 21:03:16Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The government 'excludes' the red fox from the hunting moratorium for
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The Albanian government decided the exception to the ban on hunting for post-vaccination scientific purposes of vaccinated animals, within the IPA 2020 project, "Control and eradication of rabies disease - phase IV", financed by the European Union.

According to the VKM, the hunting of the red fox to obtain fox samples is carried out in the entire territory of the country, with the exception of the territory of the protected environmental zones, during the months of September, October, November 2023. The VKM states that within this period , the hunt will be carried out on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

39 employees of the National Agency of Protected Areas, equipped with a distinctive sign for this process, will be engaged throughout the country in order to obtain samples of red foxes, by shooting them, for securing a total of 324 (three hundred and twenty of four) champions of the red foxes.

Decision of the Council of Ministers

EXEMPTION FROM THE HUNTING PROHIBITION, FOR POST-VACCINATION SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, OF VACCINATED ANIMALS, WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE IPA 2020 PROJECT, CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF RABIES DISEASE-PHASE IV

In support of article 100 of the Constitution and points 1, letter "b", and 2, of article 4, of law no. 60/2022, "On the announcement of the moratorium on hunting in the Republic of Albania", with the proposal of the Minister of of Tourism and Environment, Council of Ministers

DECIDE:

1. Exemption from the hunting ban, allowing the hunting of the red fox, for post-vaccination scientific purposes, within the framework of the IPA 2020 project, "Control and eradication of rabies - phase IV", financed by the European Union.

2. Red fox hunting for taking fox samples is carried out in the entire territory of the country, with the exception of the territory of environmentally protected areas, during the months of September, November and December 2023. Within this period, hunting must be carried out only on the days Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

3. To obtain samples of red foxes, by shooting them, 39 (thirty-nine) employees of the National Agency of Protected Areas, equipped with a distinctive sign for this process, should be engaged throughout the country, for the total insurance of 324 (three hundred and twenty four) champions of red foxes.

The number of people who carry out sampling in each district, as well as the number of fox samples that are provided for each district, are given in the appendix that is attached to this decision and is an integral part of it.

The details of the relevant employees who participate in this process are made by the General Director of the National Agency of Protected Areas. The analysis of red fox samples is done by the Institute of Food and Veterinary Safety.

4. The Minister of Tourism and Environment, upon the entry into force of this decision, provides the employees of the National Agency of Protected Areas, who participate in this process, with the relevant authorization to carry out red fox hunting for each district.

5. During the entire time of carrying out this activity in the areas where the hunting and sampling of foxes will be carried out, the process is controlled by the local structures responsible for forests in the local self-government units, the relevant veterinary services and the State Police.

6. The National Veterinary and Plant Protection Authority to cooperate with the National Agency of Protected Areas regarding the equipment of the employees of the National Agency of Protected Areas with equipment (refrigerators) for storing samples (fox heads). Employees of the Regional Agency of Protected Areas, after taking the samples (fox heads), hand them over to the relevant regional veterinary service.

7. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development coordinates the process for taking samples of red foxes, sending them to the relevant laboratories, analyzing and extracting the results, as well as reporting on the completion of this phase of the post-vaccination monitoring process against rabies. red fox in Albania.

8. The Ministry of Tourism and Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of the Interior, the National Agency of Protected Areas, the Institute of Food and Veterinary Safety, the Directorate of Veterinary Service and Plant Protection and local self-government units are charged with the implementation of this decision.

This decision enters into force immediately and is published in the "Official Gazette".


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