Game warden

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A Jagdaufseher is from hunting entitled entity established, the object, the perception of the ground surveillance and hunting protection is.

Germany

Confirmed game warden

There are confirmed and unconfirmed game overseers whose activity is based on a private law contract with the hunting tenant. Confirmation is given by the responsible hunting authority . Unless otherwise regulated at state level, a confirmed game warden has the same rights in matters of hunting protection as the district owner. In addition, however, if there is justified suspicion, he is entitled to stop and search people and vehicles in his service district. The area leaseholder is only entitled to this in the event of an illegal act, e.g. B. Poaching is permitted. Its tasks include a. To stop people to establish their identity, in a hunting ground unjustified hunt or any other infringement of hunting legal commit regulations, or are found fitted without permission outside the intended for general use ways to hunt them captive or game shot game , weapons, hunting and Remove fishing gear, dogs, ferrets and birds. Game rangers are empowered to kill poaching dogs and ownerless cats.

If the confirmed game warden is a trained professional hunter or has been trained in forestry, he has the rights and obligations of a police officer within the area and in hunting matters and is an investigator for the public prosecutor's office . These powers are also available to forest officials, depending on state law. Confirmed game guards, like professional hunters, are insured by the professional association . Hunting laws of the countries stipulate that a person concerned by presenting his gamekeeper upon exercise of the hunting protection on demand service card or its official stamp shall disclose, except that it this can not be expected for safety reasons. The confirmed game overseers are subject to the supervision of the lower hunting authority. The prerequisite for confirmation as a game warden is, in addition to a valid hunting license , the ability to lease the game as well as the successful attendance of a special course. In the case of trained professional hunters or foresters, the hunting authorities can waive the course. The hunting in the area of supervision is by a hunting permit to confirm.

Unconfirmed game warden

The unconfirmed game warden or the hunting guest are usually not insured by the employers' liability insurance association, as they assume a personal interest in the hunt. An unconfirmed game overseer also has no special rights in hunting protection. However, like every citizen, he has the right to “arrest anyone” .

organization

The game overseers are organized on a voluntary basis in the relevant state associations, which - with the exception of the Bund Bayerischer Jagdaufseher and the Jagdaufseher Brandenburg - have come together at the federal level in the Federal Association of German Hunting Supervisors (BDJV) .

Uniforms and service badges

Hunting and wildlife protection has to cope with more and more tasks nationwide, but the uniforms vary from state to state - because hunting and wildlife protection is a matter for the states in Germany and it has not yet been possible to agree on common uniforms.

With minor deviations, however, the following uniform description has become anchored in the clothing regulations for formal occasions:

- Headgear: German hunter's hat or bash kebab

- Jacket: A-skirt or forest blouse with green cloth collar

- Shirt: Green or olive colored shirt with a green tie

- Pants: waistband, boots or gray long pants

The shoulder pieces consist of a brown-green braid with silver acorns applied according to the level of training and activity. The number of acorns to be carried depends on the respective association, but the following classification is common nationwide:

Member with a valid hunting license: shoulder pieces, each without acorns

Certified game warden / wildlife protector: shoulder pieces, each with a silver acorn

Confirmed game warden / wildlife conservationist: shoulder pieces, each with two silver acorns

The following qualifications (not uniform nationwide), which entitle you to wear shoulder pieces with an additional glans:

- Qualification as a district manager

- Board membership in the respective association

- Full-time game warden

The wearing of shoulder pieces and association emblems is usually only reserved for ordinary members of the respective associations.

In daily duty, the game warden / wildlife conservationist has his own and freely selectable uniform available. Some associations have decided to continue to wear the braided shoulder pieces or slip-ons on their daily uniforms because this is advantageous when dealing with the predominantly uniformed addressees. For the forest visitors, this uniform symbolizes the function and position of its wearer and his affiliation with the association.

State of Baden-Wuerttemberg

In the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, since the Hunting and Wildlife Management Act was passed on April 1, 2015, the game wardens have been designated as wildlife protectors and have been entrusted with other, additional tasks. The wildlife conservationists of Baden-Württemberg are organized in the Jagd - Natur - Wildtierschützerverband Baden-Württemberg eV.

Switzerland

In Switzerland the game warden can be practiced as a profession.

His work ensures compliance with legal regulations regarding hunting, the protection of wild animals and the forest. As elected by hunting societies and hunting tenants, he monitors the game population and hunting operations and is responsible for certain hunting grounds. The function of hunting supervision is taken over by persons who are themselves hunters and have a hunting pass. They advise farmers and forest owners on issues related to game damage prevention and support nature conservation groups. They ensure compliance with nature conservation regulations and hunting protection.

Austria

In Austria, too, the tasks are similar to those in Germany and Switzerland.

Game overseers are people who have been reported as such to the authorities by the person authorized to hunt. They have the status of a public guard and therefore special powers. You are the extended arm of the authority when it comes to compliance with the provisions of hunting law. Game overseers primarily serve to protect game. In Austria, hunting law is a matter for the federal states, although the rules regarding game overseers are essentially the same. Game overseers are entitled and obliged to report violations of regulations. The increased use of leisure time leads to conflicts between hunters and non-hunters. So they have z. B. notify people whose dogs run around freely in the forest, as they pose a threat to game. You have the right to identify persons as a hunting protection body with police powers. In this regard, the game warden is a civil servant within the meaning of Section 74 (4) of the Criminal Code (e.g. in Carinthia). He is obliged to identify himself as a game warden by means of a badge and ID card. This is to avoid assuming office.

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ -Bavarian Hunting Law, Art. 42, Para. 1
  2. ↑ § 25 BJagdG
  3. ↑ http://www.jagdaufseher-hessen.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=19
  4. ↑ http://www.jagdaufseher-niedersachsen.de/VJN-Bekleidungsordnung.html
  5. ↑ https://www.yumpu.com/de/document/view/3607488/jagdaufseher-brandenburg-ev-bekleidungsordnung
  6. ↑ http://www.jagdaufseher-niedersachsen.de/VJN-Unsere-Effekten.html
  7. ↑ http://www.jagdaufseher-hessen.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=49
  8. ↑ Jagd - Natur - Wildtierschützerverband Baden-Württemberg eV Homepage
  9. ↑ http://www.berufsberatung.ch/dyn/1199.aspx?id=844 accessed March 24, 2016
  10. ↑ http://www.landwirt.com/Jagdaufseher-Was-kann--darf-und-muss-er-tun,,15207,,Bericht.html accessed March 24, 2016