Hunting license
[1] The purposes for requiring hunting licenses include the protection of natural treasures,[2] and raising tax revenue (often, but not always, to dedicated funds).
For example, after in an incident in November 2012 whereby a man allegedly shot at a deer in a Walmart parking lot in Pennsylvania, he was charged with "reckless endangerment, ... hunting without a license, shooting on or across highways and unlawful killing or taking of big game.
Hunting in New South Wales national parks requires a R-licence issued by the Game Council, but (as of mid-2013) this situation has been suspended pending review.
[9] For example, Migratory Game Bird Hunting licence is issued by the Canadian Wildlife Service,[10] an agency of Environment Canada.
In Quebec hunter education and licensing is managed by the Fédération québécoise des chasseurs et pêcheurs (FédéCP).
For several species such as deers plans have to be developed by hunters and authorities, how many animals of a specified class and age may (or have to) be killed within a certain period of time.
To pass it, each applicant has to participate in a comprehensive, difficult instruction course which consists largely of the areas shooting (shotgun and rifle), theory (esp.
Over the last ten years or so European countries in general have made efforts to harmonise the previously fragmented rules and regulations with parallels being taken from the more difficult UK system.
These include the areas, time periods, harvesting techniques, distinctions between species, and a hunting safety course.
States with these "tags" include Alaska,[19] California,[20] Florida,[21] Georgia,[22] Illinois,[23] Louisiana,[24] New York,[25] Ohio,[26] Tennessee,[27] Texas,[28] and Virginia.
Some hunters have challenged hunting licenses, as being in violation of the right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by Second Amendment to the United States Constitution; the Supreme Court of the US in February 2008, heard arguments on the proper standard of review for gun laws or regulations.
[41] However, in District of Columbia v. Heller,[42] the Court declined to examine the broader issues, leaving state hunting licenses valid and in force.
Under either standard, most hunting license regimes in the United States would likely pass muster, due to the need to conserve natural resources, to enforce the police power, and to raise revenue, all valid purposes of such laws.
Most major conservation organizations in the US favor the continued legality and regulation of hunting, including Ducks Unlimited, the National Wildlife Federation, and The Wilderness Society.
[45][46][47][48] The American Humane Association and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are opposed to hunting, and would ban the practice rather than regulating it.
[50] As requirement for obtaining the Hunting License, a Hunter Education Course must be passed, according to the Ley Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre 29763.
