This document establishes implementation guidelines for municipalities regarding the emergency firearm hunting system newly created by the amendment to the Wildlife Protection and Management Act passed in the 217th Diet session.
Key Points
1. Background of Emergency Firearm Hunting System Creation
- Increasing incidents of bears and wild boars appearing in human daily living areas
- Partial amendment to Wildlife Protection and Management Act by Act No. 28 of 2025
- Enabling firearm hunting by persons commissioned by municipalities under safety assurance conditions
- Primary objectives are preventing personal injury and ensuring safety of local residents
2. Guideline Structure and Provided Materials
- Full version: Detailed guidelines on preparation and implementation of emergency firearm hunting (13,845KB)
- Summary version: Summary organizing key points (856KB)
- Simplified version: Easy-to-use simplified version for practical work (1,580KB)
- Confirmation checklist for emergency firearm hunting (Table 13)
- Example checklist for hunters conducting emergency firearm hunting (Table 17)
3. Development of Public Awareness Materials
- Created pamphlet "Why Emergency Firearm Hunting is Necessary Now - The System and Necessity of Emergency Firearm Hunting"
- Prepared notification flyers by target animal for municipalities implementing emergency firearm hunting
- Provided three types of flyers for brown bears, Asian black bears, and wild boars
- Emphasis on information provision for promoting understanding and ensuring safety of local residents
4. Implementation System and Municipal Roles
- Municipalities positioned as implementing entities for emergency firearm hunting
- Building implementation systems through commissioning appropriate hunters
- Clarifying procedures from advance preparation to implementation
- Utilizing various checklists for safety assurance
5. System Design by Study Group
- Established study group on Article 38 of Wildlife Protection and Management Act
- Organizing regulatory issues related to firearm hunting stipulated in Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 38
- Creating recommendations for system operation
- Publishing study group materials and meeting summaries to ensure transparency
The article concludes that the emergency firearm hunting system is positioned as a new system enabling rapid and safe response in emergencies toward building appropriate relationships between humans and wildlife, providing practical guidelines for its proper operation.