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Pigeon Shooting in the Republic of Ireland Print E-mail
Tuesday, 01 July 2008

Countryside Alliance Ireland wish to inform our members that it is a legal requirement to obtain a licence during the closed season to stop damage to Flora and Fauna by Wild Animals.

Section 42 of the Wildlife Act, 1976 (as amended) provides, inter alia, that where protected wild animals or birds are causing serious damage to

  • food (including human food products and animal feeds), livestock, poultry or agricultural crops (including vegetables or fruit) either on pasture or on cultivated land
  • pen-reared wild birds on any land
  • other fauna
  • flora
  • a woodland or a forest plantation, or  a fishery
  • buildings and other structures and their contents, or aquaculture installations

The owner or occupier may on application to the Minister seek a permission to take appropriate steps to stop the damage.

 

Application forms are available by post from the Species and Regulations Unit, the NPWS, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Telephone 01 888 3210 or can be download by clicking on the following link Stopping Damage to Flora and Fauna by Wild Animals  

 

The completed application form is forwarded on receipt to the local management staff for consideration and recommendation. Applications are investigated by local staff to determine if serious damage is being caused and if so the most practical method of stopping or controlling the problem. In this regard the conservation status of the particular species involved is given every consideration. 

 

The decision made to grant or refuse the licence is made by an officer designated by the Minister to issue licences on his/her behalf.
 
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