The Lepel Inter-district Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora is receiving inquiries regarding the following: Is it permissible to sight in a hunting rifle in a ravine if it is remote from a populated area and not part of hunting grounds? Is it necessary to pay a state fee if one is travelling not for hunting, but solely for sighting in?
The Lepel Inter-district Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora is receiving inquiries regarding the following: Is it permissible to sight in a hunting rifle in a ravine if it is remote from a populated area and not part of hunting grounds? Is it necessary to pay a state fee if one is travelling not for hunting, but solely for sighting in?
In accordance with clause 155 of the Rules for conducting hunting and hunting management, sighting in of hunting weapons must be carried out within hunting grounds in places specifically designated for this purpose and determined by local normative legal acts of the hunting user, or during the hunt (provided all necessary hunting documents are available). Consequently, sighting in of hunting weapons outside of hunting grounds is not permitted.
According to clauses 155 and 108 of the Rules, when sighting in weapons in a specially designated place for this purpose, a hunter must have the following documents: a state certificate for the right to hunt, a violation record card, a document confirming the payment of the state fee for the provision of the right to hunt, as well as a permit for the storage and carrying of hunting weapons.