This Act provides for the organization and defines tasks of the Finnish wildlife administration comprising the Finnish Wildlife Agency, the National Wildlife Council, Regional Wildlife Councils, game management associations and to a certain extend the Director for Public Administration Tasks. The Act also concerns appeal against a decision by the Finnish Wildlife Agency. The Finnish Wildlife Agency shall be governed by a Board. A game management association is responsible for promoting sustainable game husbandry in its own area of operation, carries out control and promotes voluntary action by hunters and carries out the public administration tasks assigned to it by this Act and other legislation. The Act also defines tasks and rights of a hunting wardens operating in the framework of a game management association.
Finland · 2011-02-18