Cabinet order for the implementation of the Wildlife Protection and Hunting Law

CABINET ORDER FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND HUNTING LAW Cabinet Order No. 254 of 31 August, 1953 Final Revision: Cabinet Order No. 219 of 30 June, 1971 (Hunters' School) Article 1 The hunters' school (hereinafter referred to as "school") under the provision of Article 7 2, Paragraph 1 of Wildlife Protection and Hunting Law (hereinafter referred to as "Law") shall have trainers who have the residence inside the boundary of the district under the control of prefectural governor who shall hold the school concerned and such school shall be held by each of the hunting permit, classes A, B, and C. The school shall be held in other season than that specified in Article 4 paragraph 5 of the Law (in case where the Director-General of the Environment Agency specifies the hunting season under the provision of the Paragraph 6 of the said Article. This season hereinafter referred to as "hunting season"). The school might be held in hunting season for the person who could not attend at school during the season other than the hunting season owing to the sickness or other inevitable circumstances. Article 2 The date and place of the school to be held shall be decided taking consideration of the purpose that the person who intends to obtain the hunting permit can attend at school without any difficulty. Article 3 The prefectural governor shall, when he intends to hold the school, make public the date and place of the school and other necessary matters for holding the school not later than twenty days before the expected day of opening school. Article 4 Lectures at the school shall be conducted in accordance with the syllabus specified by the Director General of the Environment Agency. Lectures at the school on items listed under Article 7-2, Paragraph 1, (1) of the Law shall be three hours or more; on items listed under (2) of the said paragraph shall be two hours and more; and for item listed under (3) of the said paragraph shall be one hour or more for class A hunting license and four hours or more for classes B and C hunting licenses. In cases of schools for the licensees holding license (if the school is concerned with class B and C hunting license, B or C class licenses) effective in one or two years of the three consecutive license years (from April 16 to each year to April 15 of the following year), including the preceding license year of the starting date of the school, the total lecture hours with respects to items listed under each items of the said Paragraph may be from two hours to six hours. (Certificate) Article 5 This certificate specified in Article 7-2, Paragraph 2 of the Law shall be granted only to those who attended at school and only when they were examined whether the matters related to the lesson concerned were acquired or not and who are deemed to have acquired the knowledge on these matters. Article 6 The period of validity of the certificate of Article 702, Paragraph 2 of the Law shall be five years counting from the first day of the authorized year to which the day of completion of school course belongs. (Term of existence of the sanctuary) Article 7 Establishment of the sanctuary shall be made after the term of its existence is fixed. The term of existence of the preceding paragraph shall be less than twenty years: provided that its renewal shall not be precluded. Article 7-2 Designation of the special sanctuary shall be made within the limits of the term of existence of the sanctuary to which the special sanctuary belongs after the term of existence is fixed. Article 8 The following matters shall be provided for in the game area control regulation: Name of the game area; Location of the office; District of the game area; Term of existence of the game area Procedure for application of hunting; Fee for approval of hunting and how to pay it; Matters relating to the hunting permission; Conditions to be observed by hunters; Other matters related to the maintenance and control of the game area and prescribed by the Order of the Prime Minister's Office. Article 9 Matters provided for by the Cabinet Order of Article 14 Paragraph 3 of the law shall be those prescribed in Nos. 3, 4, and 6 and from 8 to 11 exclusively. The person who has established the game area in case where he intends to obtain the approval of the Director-General of the Environment Agency provision of Article 14 Paragraph 3 of the Law shall submit the written application stating the reason for such alteration to the Director-General of the Environment Agency.