What are the hunting laws in your nation?

[Kushtor]

Hunting for sport is illegal in Kuxtor, and generally considered a mark of the less-civilized. On rare occasions a particular species may become legitimately overpopulated (not the mantra of 'overpoplation' used as an excuse for bloodlust), in which case wildlife services usually responds with a humane cull.

[Bafuria]

Shotguns cannot hold more than 2+1 shells when hunting. Rifles are limited to 5 rounds.
Hunting deer with a cartridge smaller than 6 mm is prohibited.

To hunt deer legally you need to purchase a ticket in a lottery which determines whether you get a quota that year.

Bird hunting is limited to specific hunting seasons.

[Giovenith]

Only certain animals can be hunted, only a certain number per season, only certain times of the year, only on special reservations where tabs are kept on the population, and only if you plan to actually use the body for something besides shooting it then letting it rot. However, these apply mainly to those who live in urban areas, as there are people who actually live in highly secluded forests who may depend on hunting for food and protection. Different laws apply to them.

[Alfegos]

Hunting Laws - A Guide for Citizens of Alfegos

If you wish to hunt, you must pay attention to the following information. Failure to adhere to this guidance can result in prosecution, in some cases severe.

1 - Where can I hunt?

Land you can hunt upon can be classed as five seperate types:
- Your own land - You need no specific licences to engage in the act of hunting on your own private land. However, if you fire into other people's land, or require access to other land, then you will require permission from that land owner.
- Private land - To hunt on private land, you require the advance permission of the land owner, either verbally or preferably on paper. With permission, you have no need for specific licences. However, remember that the permission given falls only to
- Public land - To hunt on public land, you require a permit from the local Police station. This permit specifies the season in which you may hunt, alongside the methods of hunting you may use, and the land you may hunt on. Such a permit costs Æ20.
- Preserved land - For the purposes of conservation, only native peoples may hunt on preserved land.
- Dead Land - For the purposes of safety, hunting is forbidden on dead land.

Hunting on land that you have no permission to hunt on counts as trespass. If you are using a weapon, it will count as armed trespass, which can be punished with up to 8 years hard labour.

2/ What can I hunt?
Animals for hunting can be divided into four seperate categories:

- Vermin - Vermin animals may be hunted without need for a permit. If the animal is brought to an Environmental Ministry office, a bounty will be paid.
- Unprotected - Unprotected animals may be hunted without need for a permit, so long as they are hunted for personal consumption. If they are hunted for commercial reasons, then a Commercial Permit is required.
- Protected - Protected animals require a permit from a Police station, which may be combined with a Public Land Hunting permit. They may be only hunted within certain seasons, and you may only trap or kill a certain number. Only adults may be hunted. Exceeding this limit or hunting outside season is an offence.
- Endangered - Protected animals that may not be hunted in any circumstance. Hunting these animals is an offence.


3/ How can I hunt?
You may hunt with the following weapons:
- Firearms & High-powered Crossbows - If you hold a valid licence for the firearm you intend to use, then you may use it for hunting. The calibre and power of the weapon must be appropriate for the game being hunted, and not excessive nor inhumane. When hunting, you must take care not to shoot over the horizon, nor shoot so that bullets land in the vicinity of other private/public land or persons.
- Bows, Crossbows, Slings, Blow-pipes, Air guns and Catapults - If you use these weapons, you need not have a licence - however, one must aim to ensure that it is appropriate to the animal being hunted, and that you shoot in such a way that projectiles do not land in land without permission, or in the vicinity of others.
- Traps - Traps may be used for small game. However, the following are banned:
Spear traps, Deadfall traps, Pit traps, Mist nets, or Any trap that may inadvertantly trap, injure or kill a human.
- Poison - Poison may only be laid for vermin, and all efforts must be taken to stop other animals consuming it.

4/ Other notes
- Fishing is covered in a seperate publication (Freshwater and Saltwater)
- You should always check for and report any diseases in captured or killed animals
- Hunting is a risky activity - you are responsible for your personal safety, and the safety of others who are in the same area.
- Warnings should be posted in areas where hunting is occuring (either red flags or orange warning signs).

[Heltonia]

Yes, cougars have the right to hunt for younger men as long as they are at the age of consent.

[Novus Niciae]

You must be 14 or older to get a provisional hunting license and you must study under an accredited hunt mistress for no less than 30 days before you can get this license.

Many children get their hunting licenses during the Summer holidays after their 14th birthday.

A provisional license is only valid if the license holder is accompanied by a open license holder.

To obtain an open license you must hold a provisional license for no less than 3 years and have participated in at least 50 hunts without incident and participate in a hunt with a hunt mistress and demonstrate that you can take down a large predator type animal quickly and cleanly and be able to butcher it on the spot for transport and consumption.

To become a hunt mistress (or master) there is a 3 year technical school course where every aspect of wild game management is taught.
The hunt mistresses act as the park rangers for the hunting reserves and ensure that the beasts in the park are healthy and have plenty to eat, they also get to decide on the hunting seasons and bag limits for the various animals in the park to ensure that a sustainable supply of meat can be produced by each park.

[Tovakestan]

Hunting in Tovakestan requires a permit. The government also requires hunters to have tags for hunting so that they don't over do it. Also, the the government offers large plots of land to the general populance for rent. Citizens are also allowed to hunt on their own property so long as the intended game isn't a domesticated animal.

[Veceria]

Hunting is only legal for hunters with a legal hunting license - which is quite cheap, but you have to take an exam first before you get it, and they're limited in some areas. The exam includes things like learning about the local wildlife in general, correct weapon handling (though military training covers that too, sometimes), learning about what animals are endangered and thus illegal to shoot, etc etc. The minimum age requirement for hunting licenses is 16.

[Stelarus]

Hunting is most definitely legal in Stelarus, but tightly regulated via hunting permits by the government so that we do not damage the ecosystem. Most people know how to hunt, but only apply for a permit to do so if they think they will need the extra food. There are some sport hunters, but most often they also eat what they kill as well, or at the very least maybe trade/sell it. There is no law against gun hunting, but there are a great deal of bowhunters for two main reasons, A. they have longer seasons and it is more of a challenge for some, and B. in some places in Stelarus like cities it is a little suspicious if you have a gun, no one will stop you from having one of course, but it will cause a few raised eyebrows and questions as to why you need it.

[White Sun]

Sport-Hunting is illegal, Sustenance-Hunting (ie; for meat) is legal however; laws are restrictive but not unnecessarily so in order to assure the hunter's safety.

[Fatatatutti]

Hunting is not a matter of legality in Fatatatutti; it's governed by culture. Traditionally, Fatatatutians must eat what they kill - which may explain our reluctance to go to war and our lack of a death penalty. Hunting must also be a "fair fight" - i.e. hunters may use only a spear and a loincloth. There have been cases where tourists killed wild pigs with firearms and were sued for damages by the people of Fatatatutti.

[Xoroa]

Hunting is only legal for protection, in the case of eating the game, or using said game for personal clothing. Hunting for sport is Illegal.

[White Sun]

Hunting is not a matter of legality in Fatatatutti; it's governed by culture. Traditionally, Fatatatutians must eat what they kill - which may explain our reluctance to go to war and our lack of a death penalty. Hunting must also be a "fair fight" - i.e. hunters may use only a spear and a loincloth. There have been cases where tourists killed wild pigs with firearms and were sued for damages by the people of Fatatatutti.

...What the ****?

[Sacheyenya]

Under the Bill of Environmental Safety, game that is killed must be put to use. Skins must be used, as do bones and meat. The head can be kept as a trophy.

[Dragosovlkiav]

Hunting is authorized for all in the region restrictions: hunting dark ones, arachnids and non communication creatures may be hunted. if it can communicate in some reasonable form. (Sign language and telepathy or verbal) It cannot be hunted.

[Fatatatutti]

There have been cases where tourists killed wild pigs with firearms and were sued for damages by the people of Fatatatutti.

...What the ****?

Fatatatutti's justice system is entirely harm-based. If you can show that harm has been done to you, you can collect damages. In these particular cases, the argument was the same as the arguments used in other cultures against over-hunting, hunting out of season, etc. Misuse of our natural resources by improper means deprives the people of their use by proper means.

[Brotherhood of nod]

you can hunt any including human or oder sapian life forms as long your pay the local law enforcement and/or owner of the land price may depend on person

[Urran]

There are special seasons, bagging limits and certain areas where hunting is prohibited. certain animals, such as our national animal, the snow leopard are protected

[Vedastia]

What hunting laws?

[Herador]

Sport hunting is legal in Herador, and is thought of a tradtional bonding excersise between a parent and a child/siblings/friends/couples/etc. (such trips are always done in pairs, the belief being that in the course of the hunt the pair will learn to work together and trust each other.) However, "seasons" must be observed (only killing certain animals at certain times of the year) and to only shoot males (when the distinction can be made).

[Central and Eastern Visayas]

Hunting laws vary from province to province, but the following are common to all provinces:

1. Hunting is perfectly legal in one's own property.
2. Anyone who hunts in land not their own without consent is considered to be a poacher (government-owned land) or a trespasser (private land). In the case of the latter, the legitimate landowner may use whatever means necessary (up to and including lethal force) to eject the offending party.
3. Hunting tarsiers and endangered wildlife is illegal.

[Slembana]

Hunting of any kind is extremely illegal in Slembana. No-one is allowed to kill an animal in our country, unless it's annoying you or threatening your life. Killing a threatened animal could see you sentenced to death.

[United States of Raptors]

Zoos are completely for conservation efforts and most of our best conservationists are hunters.

We say this because the junters in the USoR study and observe their kill in their environment, they only kill what they need and no part of the animal killed goes to waste.

Though poachers from other nations on the other hand are detained until further notice.

[The Kangaroo Republic]

Hunting is illegal in the Kangaroo Republic, both for sport and for harvesting, this ban may be lifted only in very unusual circumstances, such as when a state/territorial or the federal board of parks and wildlife considers a cull to be the only option to combat overpopulation in an area, typically only utilised when all other options have been exhausted.

The last time this decision fell was in 2009 in Lakeland to contain an out of control rabbit explosion. Several activists responded by attempting to marry the animals and protesting against the government trying to shoot their husbands and wives. While the marriages were considered de-facto, the act was successful in deterring the cull. Some activists report to be very pleased with their new significant others, and say they find them to be more affectionate than sapient partners.

[Reichsland]

In Reichsland, hunting is encouraged. The states have their own individual wildlife departments which are governed by the Federal Department of Fish and Game. The FDFG maintains government wildlife reserves, where you can only hunt if you have a government issued permit. The FDFG also oversees the Endangered Species List. If an animal is listed, then all hunting is banned for it. These endangered animals can only be killed in cases of self defence.