During the raid on September 12. During a hunt in the Biržai district, a drunken hunter was discovered who accidentally fired a shot while coming out of the hiding place (lipina) with a loaded weapon, violating the requirements of safe behavior during the hunt.
After checking the hunter’s sobriety, the degree of drunkenness was determined to be 0.76 per thousand.
“Drinking alcohol while hunting is intolerable and can have dire consequences. A drunk or intoxicated hunter can lose orientation, in which case there is a possibility of harming other hunters, hunting the wrong animal, and possibly even obstructing a person. Fortunately, no one was hurt this time,” says Mantė Ramanauskienė, director of the Department of Wildlife Protection.
September 19 during the next inspection of hunters in the Biržai district, another person was found who hunted drunk while lying in wait. Environmentalists found him to have a blood alcohol level of 1.03.
Officials during another hunting raid on September 24. They checked three hunters in Šiauliai district and found that all of them were drunk: breathed 0.76, 0.8 and 1.08 per thousand.
On the same day, the officers identified a drunken hunter who participated in the hunt in Ukmergė district. He was found to have a blood alcohol level of 1.14.
Those found to be intoxicated who participated in the hunt face a fine of 200 to 600 euros and deprivation of the right to hunt from 11 months to 1 year 6 months.
We would like to point out that after the rulings on this violation come into force and the deadline for revocation of the right to hunt is reached, hunters will need to retake hunting exams and attend a course of lectures on the harm of alcohol and drugs to health.
As a reminder, environmentalists have the right to check the sobriety or intoxication of hunters in order to ensure safe behavior and prevent accidents during hunting. So the authorities will continue to actively check hunters.
Imminent fines
· The participation of an intoxicated hunter (from 0.41 to 1.5 per thousand) in the hunt entails a fine from 200 to 600 euros and deprivation of the right to hunt from 11 months to 1 year and 6 months.
· The participation of an intoxicated hunter (from 1.51 to 2.5 per thousand) in hunting results in a fine from 600 to 1550 euros and deprivation of the right to hunt from 1 year 8 months to 2 years 6 months.
· The participation of a hunter who is intoxicated (from 2.51 per thousand or more) or under the influence of narcotic, psychotropic or other psychoactive substances in hunting entails a fine of 1,550 to 2,200 euros and deprivation of the right to hunt for 3 to 5 years.
Refusal of a hunter taking part in hunting who is suspected of being drunk or under the influence of narcotic, psychotropic or other psychoactive substances to be tested for drunkenness or intoxication from narcotic, psychotropic or other psychoactive substances entails a fine from 1,550 to 2,200 euros and deprivation of the right to hunt from 3 to 5 years.
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