However, the adoption of all amendments got stuck due to some MPs not registering to vote.
On Tuesday, more parliamentarians supported Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė’s proposal that night sights should not be allowed for hunting.
61 Seimas members voted for its amendment, 34 were against and 25 abstained.
The head of the government called on politicians to stand up and prevent the use of night vision devices in hunting.
“From all points of view, this opportunity is harmful to nature, harmful to control, harmful to the environment, it has nothing to do with homeland security and defense,” she said.
“The most disappointing thing is that this issue is related to the security and defense of the country, as if people who have to learn to shoot, have to learn to shoot with night fighters while shooting wild boars at night in the forest, not in a shooting range,” said I. Šimonytė.
According to her proposal, the use of night sights, hunting bows and fighting and aggressive breeds of dogs would be prohibited for hunting.
Supporters of the legalization of night vision devices said that this equipment would be useful not only for hunting, but also for national defense.
Social Democrat Linas Jonauskas claimed that there is no argument for legalizing night scopes in hunting. According to him, there is only the argument of conservationists that if these devices are allowed to be used in hunting, there will be no way to determine whether the animal was hunted using a night scope or not.
Democrat Kęstutis Mažeika was surprised that the proposal for the ban was submitted by the prime minister, because she has not delved into hunting matters.
“I don’t know since when the minister has been in the dark or just like good people advise her on agricultural issues, I don’t know who advises her on hunting.” Maybe she secretly started hunting at night or in the evenings, I don’t know with whom, what and how,” he said.
According to conservator Audrius Petrošiaus, opponents of night sights rely only on emotions, not rational arguments.
“Don’t you honestly believe that the legalization of night sights would have a major irreparable impact on nature and nature conservation?” The practice of other countries shows that it doesn’t matter,” he said.
According to the politician, the mentioned devices would allow the hunters to be more accurate, the animal would not be injured and would not suffer.
However, on Tuesday, the Seimas did not have enough votes to finally adopt all amendments to the Hunting Law. Part of the parliamentarians did not register to participate in the voting for the admission, thus the mandatory minimum number of 71 votes was not formed.
Since only 67 members of the Seimas participated in the vote, the adoption of the amendments will be voted on later.
Member of the Seimas L. Jonauskas and a group of colleagues submitted amendments to the Hunting Law to the Seimas last year in order to transfer the list of tools, tools and methods prohibited for hunting from the Hunting Rules to the law. It also has night sights. However, during the consideration of the project in the Seimas, it was changed, providing for the possibility of using night sights and their accessories for hunting wild boars and invasive animals.
Last week, the Environmental Protection Committee of the Seimas approved I. Šimonytė’s amendment to prevent the use of such devices.
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2024-10-02 10:00:23
