After the rejection of the proposal to ban night sights in hunting, the legalization was not considered

49 members of the Seimas voted for banning night sights in hunting, 43 voted against it, 16 politicians abstained, so the project was rejected.

On October 10, the parliament approved an amendment, according to which night sights would be included in the list of prohibited tools and equipment for hunting. However, it could not be fully accepted then, because the required number of parliamentarians – 71 – did not register for the last vote on acceptance.

In the afternoon, the parliamentarians planned to consider a new amendment to the Hunting Law, which would have legalized the use of night sights in hunting.

However, the “peasants” faction asked for a break in the submission of this question. It has been postponed until Thursday.

According to this project, night sights or their accessories attached to optical sights could be used to hunt hogs, foxes, mongooses, raccoons, minks, nutria and muskrats.

According to the authors of this amendment, the limited use of night vision sights would contribute to more effective enforcement of the principles of animal welfare, and would allow for a more effective fight against African swine fever.

Opponents of legalizing night sights argue that allowing these devices to be used in hunting would prevent animals from escaping from hunters, and would also make it impossible to determine whether an animal was hunted using a night sight or not.

The debate over the legalization of night sights in hunting has been going on for many years.

Now, the tools allowed and prohibited for hunting are determined by the Hunting Rules, which are approved by the Minister of the Environment. Both proponents and opponents of the scopes believe those lists should be written into law.