Boar got rid of wire for poaching
Following the signal received on October 15, the employees of the Nature and Subsoil Protection Inspection Body and the RA Police recorded a case of illegal hunting in the Vayots Dzor region.
In the settlement of the father of the Yeghegis community, an animal of the boar type got into a lock in a metal wire installed for poaching.
The animal was released into the wild.The metal cord has been seized, measures are being taken to identify the offender.
Dear citizens, encroachment on any kind of animals is unacceptable, since every animal inhabiting the nature of Armenia is an integral part of the ecosystem of our country, the most important link in the conservation of biodiversity.
We strongly condemn this attitude towards animals.
Recall that according to Article 88 of the RA Code of Administrative Offenses, Violation of the rules of protection, hunting and fishing of animals, including fish resources, as well as other rules for the use of wildlife.
entails the imposition of a fine on citizens in the amount of seventy to one hundred times the minimum wage (70,000-140,000 AMD), and on officials - in the amount of one hundred to two hundred times (100,000-200,000 AMD) with the confiscation of rifles and hunting equipment that are the personal property of the violator, as well as other objects and animals, considered to be an instrument of committing these violations.
Gross violation of hunting rules (Hunting without his permission either in prohibited places, or at prohibited times, or with prohibited tools or methods), as well as regular violation of other hunting rules`
entails the imposition of a fine on citizens in the amount of one hundred to two hundred times the established minimum wage (150,000-250,000 AMD), and on officials - in the amount of one hundred to two hundred times the minimum wage (170,000-250,000 AMD) with confiscation of guns and hunting equipment considered personal property of the violator, as well as other objects and animals considered to be a means of committing these violations, and deprivation of the right to hunt for up to 3 years.