Hunting tax
Hunting tax refers to a fee that is levied by official bodies in connection with the granting of permits. Taxes of the same type are customary internationally and are levied in the Anglo-American region as part of “license fees”. Different taxes for national and foreign hunters are common.
Africa
Hunting taxes are also levied in Africa - but the situation on this continent is confusing. The collection of hunting taxes, which are paid by hunting organizations, as for example provided by the Ministry of the Environment in Namibia , is widespread .
Anglo-American area
Saskatchewan
The hunting tax in Saskatchewan consists of an annual basic tax and additional taxes for the permit to hunt special game species.
Asia
China
In China, a hunting fee (“fee for the protection and administration of wildlife resources”) is provided for in the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife, Article 27 . The funds of the hunting tax are earmarked for wildlife protection and its administration.
Europe
Germany
The hunting tax is levied in Germany when the hunting license is issued . The federal states use the income from the hunting tax for nature conservation and hunting promotion in accordance with the principles for the use of funds for the hunting tax .
Situation in Bavaria
The hunting tax in Bavaria is a tax that is levied together with the fee for the hunting license , in accordance with Art. 26, 27 of the Bavarian Hunting Act (BayJG). The tax goes to the State Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forestry and is to be used to promote hunting. Professional hunters do not have to pay any hunting tax.
Estonia
In Estonia, the State Forest Service (SFS) levies a basic hunting tax when the hunting permit is issued. Further hunting taxes are due for the shooting of hoofed game. (" The seasonal card, to be renewed annually, also serves as a permit for hunting on a variety of small game. For a number of major game species a separate permit (license) must be obtained for taking each animal. ")
Finland
In Finland a hunting permit must be renewed annually, which includes hunting tax and insurance. The amount of further hunting taxes is freely determined by the respective owners of the hunting rights.
Austria
In Austria the hunting tax goes to the federal states. Austria also levies a hunting tax from Swiss hunters in Austria, which has been examined and confirmed by a court order at the European Court of Justice.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife, Article 27 (PDF) Jagdabgabe China
- ↑ Principles for the use of funds for hunting tax. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) Saxon State Ministry for Environment and Agriculture
- ↑ Hunting taxes Estonia Hunting in Latvia ( Memento of the original from April 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ; PDF) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. P. 2 ff.
- ↑ Hunting tax Finland ( Memento of the original from September 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ; PDF; 146 kB) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Association of Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Associations in the EU (FACE), p. 5
- ^ Hunting tax in Carinthia ris.bka.gv.at
- ↑ European Court of Justice ECJ Report 4/10, No. 12/2010 (PDF; 1.0 MB) p. 989 ff.
