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Enforcement Regulations on Protection and Control of Wildlife and Act on Optimization of Hunting (Any data that the title of a law indicates to be a "Tentative translation" has not yet been proofread or corrected by a native English speaker or legal translation expert; this data may be revised in the future.Tentative translation)

Order of the Ministry of the Environment No. 28 of December 26, 2002

Based on regulations of Act on Protection of Wildlife and Optimization of Hunting (Act No. 88 of 2002) and Enforcement Regulations on the Protection of Wildlife and Act on the Optimization of Hunting, and to implement the same Act and the same order, the Ministerial Ordinance to amend all of the Ordinance on the Protection of Wildlife Protection and Hunting (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ordinance No. 18 of 1950) shall be established as follows.

(The Term)

Article 1Terms used in this Ordinance of the Ministry are based on examples of terms used in the Act on Protection and Control of Wildlife and Control of Hunting (Act No. 88 of 2002, hereinafter referred to as the "Act").

(Threatened Wildlife Species)

Article 1-2The Wildlife by the Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph 4 of the Act shall be the Wildlife listed in Appended Table 1.

(Designated Wildlife Species for Control)

Article 1-3The Wildlife specified by Article 2, paragraph 5 of the Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment shall be Wild Boar (Southern Scoopa) and Sika Deer (Kervans Nipon).

(Firearms, Net or Trap Stipulated by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as Prescribed in Article 2, paragraph 6 of the Act)

Article 2Firearms, nets or traps specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph 6 of the Act shall be as follows:

(i)Firearm charger gun and air gun (For air guns, those that use the compressed gas are included, and those that fire cork are excluded. The same as below.)

(ii)Net mesh network, beam network, attached network and rope net

(iii)Trap cunning, box trap, dropping box trap and enclosure trap (As for enclosure trap, excluding those established by farmers or foresters for the purpose of preventing damage to the project.)

(Game Species)

Article 3The Wildlife specified by the Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment in Article 2, paragraph 7 of the Act shall be the Wildlife listed in Attachment 2.

Article 4Deletion.

(The Purpose of Capture that must receive permission)

Article 5The purpose specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 9, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be the following objectives:

(i)Exhibits at museums, zoos and similar facilities.

(ii)Feeding for pet.

(iii)Prevention of excessive inbreeding of cultivated birds.

(iv)Utilization for Ukai Fishery.

(v)Usage for traditional festival events.

(vi)The purpose that is deemed necessary for public interest as well as those listed in each of the preceding items.

(Net or trap with a serious obstacle to protection and reproduction of Wildlife)

Article 6The net or trap stipulated by the Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment of Article 9 paragraph 1, item 3 of the Act shall be a haze nets (Those which have the shelf yarn in the beam net, the same shall apply in Article 17).

(Applying for Permission for Capture or Collection)

Article 7(1)Applying for permission under the provisions of Article 9, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be made with a document evidencing the reasons for trying to capture Wildlife or to collect eggs of birds (hereinafter referred to as "certificate" in this Article) in the application stating the following matters and be made by submitting it to the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor. However, when capturing birds and animals or collecting eggs of birds to feed themselves, certificates need not be attached.

(i)The applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth (in the case of a corporation, the location of the principal office, the name and the name of the representative).

(ii)The type and the quantity of Wildlife trying to capture or of eggs to be collected.

(iii)Objectives, periods, areas and methods of capture or collect.

(iv)Treatment after capture or collect.

(v)In the case of trying to capture or collect, for the purpose of academic research, matters and methods of the research.

(vi)In case of trying to capture birds or collect eggs of birds for the purpose of rearing for pet, the type and the quantity of wildlife actually raised in the household to which the applicant belongs, and in case of having received permission under Article 9, paragraph 1 of the Act for the purpose of breeding for pets during the five years prior to the application date, the type and the quantity of Wildlife concerned with such permission.

(vii)The effect in the case of trying to capture or collect in specific hunting prohibited area, in specific hunting use restricted area or in the game hunting area.

(a)Wildlife Protection Area

(b)Temporary Closed Hunting Area

(c)Public road

(d)Special Protection Zone as prescribed in Article 21, paragraph 1 of the Natural Park Act (Act No. 161 of 1957)

(e)Public open space which is urban planning facility under Article 4, paragraph 6 of the Urban Planning Act (Act No. 100 of 1968) or other parks established for the purpose of public comfort and explicit indications of the area by enclosure or sign

(f)Natural environment conservation area as prescribed in Article 14, paragraph 1 of the Natural Environment Conservation Act (Act No. 85 of 1972)

(g)In the shrine temple ground

(h)Cemetery

(viii)In the case where the applicant (for a corporation, a person engaged in capture) actually receives a hunting license, the type of said hunting license, the name of the prefectural governor who gave the hunting license and the number of the hunting license for the relevant hunting license and the date of issue.

(ix)When trying to capture by using firearms, the number of the permit and the date of issue applicant (for corporations, those engaged in capturing etc.) about the possession of the firearm is actually receiving, pertaining to permission under the provisions of Article 4, paragraph 1 of the Firearms Swords and Possession Act Control Act (Act No. 6 of 1958) (In cases where the permission is pursuant to the provision of item (ii) of the said paragraph, including the number of certificates to be notified and the date of issue pertaining to persons engaged in life rescue specified in Article 5, paragraph 2 of the Enforcement Rules for Possession of Firearms Swords and Others (Act No. 16 of the Prime Minister's Order in 1958)).

(2)The application form set forth in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by the following drawings.

(i)Drawings that clarifies the place to capture or to collect.

(ii)When trying to capture by using a method other than using firearms, drawings which reveals the method.

(3)The Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor may request the person who intends to make the application set forth in paragraph 1 to submit the application form prescribed in the same paragraph and the drawings prescribed in the preceding paragraph as well as the documents deemed to be necessary.

(4)The case specified by the Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 9, paragraph 3, item 2 of the Act shall be the case of capture or collect in regions where ecosystem damage has been caused by artificially introduced Wildlife or in regions where damage is expected in the future for the purpose of preventing the concerned ecology related damage by the wildlife.

(5)The area specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 9, paragraph 3, item 4 of the Act shall be the area listed in paragraph 1, item 7, (g) and (f).

(6)The form of the permit issued under Article 9, paragraph 7 of the Act shall be as stated in Form 1.

(7)The application for delivery of a worker's card pursuant to the provision of Article 9, paragraph 8 of the Act shall be made by submitting application forms describing the following matters to the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor.

(i)The location of the principal office, the name and the representative's name of the applicant's.

(ii)The number of license for capture or collection.

(iii)Address, name, occupation and date of birth of person's who engages in capture or collect.

(8)The Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor may request the person who intends to apply as set forth in the preceding paragraph to submit the documents deemed necessary in addition to the application form prescribed in the same paragraph.

(9)The form of the employee ID card in Article 9, paragraph 8 of the Act shall be as stated in Form 2.

(10)The application for permission under the provisions of Article 9, paragraph 9 of the Act or for re-issuance of worker's card shall be made by submitting application forms describing the following matters to the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor who delivered.

(i)The applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth (in the case of a corporation, the location of the principal office, the name and the name of the representative).

(ii)The number of license or employee certificate.

(iii)Circumstances in which the license or the employee certificate has been lost, or the permit or the certificate of employment has been lost.

(11)Those who received the license issuance shall notify the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor to that effect within two weeks when the address or the name (in the case of a corporation, the location of the main office, the name or the name of the representative) has been changed.

(12)Corporations who received the license issuance shall notify the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor to that effect within two weeks when there is a change in the address or name of the person stated in the employee certificate.

(13)Those who have received a permit issued must notify the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor to that effect without delay in writing when this being lost.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the application set forth in paragraph 10 has been made.

(14)Corporations who have received a permit issued must notify the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor to that effect without delay in writing when there is a person who has lost a worker's card.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the application set forth in paragraph 10 has been made.

(15)The permit or certificate of employee must be returned to the issuing Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor in case where it falls under any of Article 9, paragraph 1, item 1 to 3 of the Act, until the day that thirty days have passed, or in case where it falls under item (iv) of that paragraph, as soon as possible.

(16)Hunting implements specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 9, paragraph 12 of the Act shall be hunting implements using net, trap, tie sticks or hatches.

(17)Matters specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment under Article 9, paragraph 12 of the Act shall be the name of the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor stated in the permit, the term of validity of the permit, the number of the permit and the Wildlife to be captured or the type of eggs of birds to be collected.

(18)Items in the preceding paragraph must be written by the letters with a single character size of 1 x 1.0 cm or more in length and 1 x 0.5 cm or more in width on the signs made by metals or plastics.

(19)Report pursuant to the provision of Article 9, paragraph 13 of the Act shall be done as to places where you captured Wildlife or collected eggs of birds, Wildlife which were captured or the number of members by the type of eggs to be collected and the outline of the treatment.

(The Area where the Protection of the Ecosystem, Securing Residents' Safety or Keeping Quiet Are to Be Needed)

Article 8The area specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 11, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be the area listed in paragraph 1 through (c) to (h), item 7 of the preceding Article.

(Period to Capture)

Article 9Period prescribed by the Minister of the Environment set forth in Article 11, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be the period specified in the lower column of the same table for each area listed in the upper column of the following table.

Area	Period to Capture Game Species
Area except for Hokkaido	November 15 of every year to February 15 of the following year (Within the areas of the game hunting area, from October 15 of every year to March 15 of the following year, which are in Aomori prefecture and Akita prefecture and outside the area of the hunting area, November 1 of every year to January 31 of the following year, in case of capturing,Yoshigamo (Anas Falcata),Hidrigamo (Anas Penelope),Mallard (Anna-Pratulyukos),Cargamo (Anna Zonorulka),Lashes (Anas and Cupeata),Onagagamo (Anna Acta),Cogamo (Anna Kureka),Hoshihaziro (Iture Felina),Kinkrochisaro (Iture Frigra),Suzugamo (Iture Marila),Croatmo (Melanita Americana))
Area of Hokkaido	October 1 of every year to January 31 of the following year (within the area of the game hunting area, from September 15 of every year to the end of February of the following year)

(Prohibition or Restriction on Capture of Game Species including chicks)

Article 10(1)Capture prohibited by the Minister of the Environment under Article 12, paragraph 1, item 1 of the Act shall be capture conducted in the areas listed in the middle column of the same table and within the periods listed in the lower column of the same table for each Game Species including chicks listed in the upper column of the following table.

Game Species including chicks	Zone forbidden to capture	Period for prohibiting to capture
A female of Yamadori (Sermatics Soen Merlingy)(Except for Subspecific Koshi Giro Yamadori (Sermatics Soen Merlingy). Hereinafter the same in this Article.) and a female of Pheasant (Fasian, Colloquix), (Except for Subspecific Kola Kishi (Fasian, Coloquiks, Karpowi)).	Nationwide zone (As for the female of Yamadori (Sermatics Soen Merlingy), the zone except for game hunting area of released Wildlife including the purpose to capture the female of released Yamadori (Sermatics Soen Merlingy), as for the female of Pheasant (Fasian, Colloquix), the zone except for game hunting area of released Wildlife including the purpose to capture the female of released Pheasant (Fasian, Colloquix).)	From September 15, 2017 to September 14, 2022.
Brown Ears (Hypsipetes, Amauroticis)	Areas in Ogasawara village in Tokyo, in Amami City in Kagoshima Prefecture and Oshima gun and in Okinawa Prefecture	From September 15, 2017 to September 14, 2022.
Weasel Butterfly (Mustra Swivilica)	Tsushima City in Nagasaki Prefecture	From September 15, 2017 to September 14, 2022.
Asian Black Bear (Ursus Tibetanus)	Areas in Mie Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Tokushima Prefecture, Kagawa Prefecture, Ehime Prefecture and Kochi Prefecture	From September 15, 2017 to September 14, 2022.
Chipmunk (Tamias Sibilix)	Area of Hokkaido	From September 15, 2017 to September 14, 2022.

(2)The maximum number per a day of capture restricted by the Minister of the Environment as prescribed in Article 12, paragraph 1, item 2 of the Act shall be the number of feathers or the number of heads specified in the lower column of the same table respectively for each Game Species including chicks listed in the upper column of the following table outside the area of the game hunting area.

Game Species including chicks	The number of feathers or the number of heads
Ezo Clay (Tetrisse Bonasuir)	Two
Yamadori (Sermatics Soen Merlingy) and Pheasant (Fasian Colloquix)	Two in total
Kojukai (Bambusukora Traxics)	Five
Yoshigamo (Anas Falcata), Hidrigamo (Anas Penelope), Mallard (Anna-Pratulyukos), Cargamo (Anna Zonorulka), Lashes (Anas and Cupeata), Onagagamo (Anna Acta), Cogamo (Anna Kureka), Hoshihaziro (Iture Felina), Kinkrochisaro (Iture Frigra), Suzugamo (Iture Marila) and Croatmo (Melanita Americana)	Five in total(However, in using net, two hundred in total per one term to capture Game Species specified by the Minister of the Environment pursuant to Article 11, paragraph 2 of the Act.)
Pheasant Butter (Streptoperia and Orientalis)	Ten
Van (Garurinura Chlorops)	Three
Yamashiti (Scorpax Rusticola) and Takigi (Garurinago Garurinago)	Five in total

(3)The hunting methods prohibited by the Minister of the Environment in Article 12, paragraph 1, item 3 of the Act shall be the following hunting methods:

(i)The method (except for the methods to capture with moving beam network by the human operation) to use beam network for the purpose of capture the Game Species except for Snow Rabbit (Lepus Timidus) and Hares (Lepus Braculus).

(ii)The method to use firearms whose length of the caliber is the number 10 or longer than this length.

(iii)The method to use firearms from the airplanes in flight or the automobiles in operation, or the motor boats sailing at speed of 5 knots or more.

(iv)The method to use the shotgun with the magazine which is able to fill three or more packages as the part of its structure.

(v)The method to use the charger gun of the rifle (In case of hunting Brown Bear (Urusus Arctos), Asian Black Bear (Ursus Tibetanus), Wild Boar (Southern Scoopa) and Sika Deer (Kervans Nipon), limited to the rifle whose length of the caliber is five or nine millimeters or less.).

(vi)The method to use air shotguns.

(vii)The method to use thirty or more traps at the same time.

(viii)The method to use traps to capture the class of birds, and Brown Bear (Urusus Arctos) and Asian Black Bear (Ursus Tibetanus).

(ix)The method to use cunnings (Limited to those whose wheel diameter exceeds 12 centimeters, those not equipped with tightening prevention metal fittings, those which are not fitted fasters or those whose wires diameters don't exceed 4 millimeters.), presses or traversals for the purpose to capture Wild Boar (Southern Scoopa) and Sika Deer (Kervans Nipon).

(x)The method to use cunnings (Limited to those whose wheel diameter exceeds 12 centimeters or those not equipped with tightening prevention metal fittings.), presses or traversals for the purpose to capture animals except for Brown Bear (Urusus Arctos), Asian Black Bear (Ursus Tibetanus), Wild Boar (Southern Scoopa) and Sika Deer (Kervans Nipon).

(xi)The method to use tie sticks or hatches.

(xii)The method to use arrows.

(xiii)The method to capture only by letting dogs bite or the method to capture by the method other than Statutory Hunting Methods as letting dogs bite for the purpose of making Game Species' movement stop or weaken.

(xiv)The method to use pheasant flutes.

(xv)The method to use such electroacoustic equipment as tape recorders to capture Yamadori (Sermatics Soen Merlingy) and Pheasant (Fasian Colloquix).

(Prohibition on capture)

Article 11(1)Prefectural governor must submit the notification form stating the content in case prohibition or restriction on capture of Game Species including chicks pursuant to the provisions of Article 12, paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Act, or trying to change its content, and the notification form stating the content in case abolishing the prohibition on capture to the Minister of the Environment.

(2)In the notification form set forth in the preceding paragraph, drawings showing the area to prohibit capturing and its location and a copy of the report on the consultation to the council organization pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, paragraph 4 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 12, paragraph 6 of the Act and Article 7, paragraph 5 of the Act, record concerning opinion hearing, and other reference materials that the Minister of the Environment deemed necessary shall be attached.

(3)Provisions of the preceding two paragraph shall apply in the case of canceling all or part of the prohibition on capture or changing its contents pursuant to the provision of Article 14, paragraph 3 of the Act or in case of trying to abolish such as prohibition on capture.

(4)The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply in case of extension of the period limited by the Minister of the Environment pursuant to the provisions of Article 11, paragraph 2 of the Act pursuant to the provision of Article 14, paragraph 2 of the Act (Hereinafter referred to as "extension of the period during which hunting can be done" in this Article.) or trying to change the period, or in case of trying to abolish extension of the period during which hunting can be done.In this case, "prohibition or restriction on capturing Game Species including chicks under the provisions of Article 12, paragraph 2 and paragraph 3 of the Act" in paragraph 1 shall be read over by "extension of period limited by the Minister of the Environment pursuant to the provision of Article 11, paragraph 2 of the Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 14, paragraph 2 of the Act", "prohibition on capture" shall be read over by "extension of period during which the hunting may be done", "prohibition on capture" in the second paragraph shall be read over by "extension of period during which the hunting may be done" and "Article 12, paragraph 6 of the Act" shall be read over by "Article 14, paragraph 4 of the Act."

(Applying for Approval of Game Species Including Chicks)

Article 11-2(1)Restriction imposed by the provision of Article 12, paragraph 3 of the Act shall be conducted by specifying the name and period of the area to be subject to the restriction and the number of persons to approve.

(2)Those who intend to obtain approval under Article 12, paragraph 3 of the Act shall apply for the approval to the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor.

(3)Application for approval under the provision of the preceding paragraph shall be done by attaching a copy of the hunter's registration card to the application stating the following matters and by submitting this to the Minister of the Environment or prefectural governor.

(i)Applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth.

(ii)The name of the area where the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor have made restrictions to receive approval in advance as to Game Species including chicks to capture.

(iii)Type of Game Species including chicks to capture.

(iv)Date of capture.

(4)The Minister of the Environment or prefectural governor may ask the person who intends to apply under paragraph 2 to submit the documents deemed necessary in addition to the application form set forth in the preceding paragraph.

(5)The Minister of the Environment or prefectural governor must deliver the approval certificate when giving approval under Article 12, paragraph 3 of the Act.

(6)The form of the approval certificate set forth in the preceding paragraph (Hereinafter referred to as "approval certificate" in this Article) shall be as set forth in Form 2, item 2.

(7)Those who received the grant of approval certificate may apply to the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor who gave the approval certificate to receive reissuance of the grant of approval certificate in case that the person has lost the approval certificate or the approval certificate has been lost.

(8)Application for re-issuance of approval certificate under the provision of the preceding paragraph shall be done by submitting the application form containing the matters listed in the following items.

(i)Applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth.

(ii)Authorization number.

(iii)Circumstances in which the approval card is lost or the approval card has been lost.

(9)Those who received the grant of approval certificate must report the effect within two weeks to the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor who gave the approval certificate in case of changing the address or name.

(10)Those who received the grant of approval certificate must report the effect without delay in writing to the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor who gave the approval certificate in case of losing this.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the application set forth in paragraph 7 has been made.

(Wildlife or the Egg of Birds Unavoidable to Capture or Collect Accompanied by the Business Activities of Agriculture or Forestry)

Article 12Wildlife or the eggs of birds specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 13, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be the birds listed in the following table.

(To Capture Wildlife Unavoidable to Capture or Collect Accompanied by the Business Activities of Agriculture or Forestry)

Article 13Capture or collect without the permission of the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor pursuant to the provision of Article 13, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be capture or collect unavoidable accompanying business activities of agriculture or forestry.

(Report on the results of Designated Wildlife Species for Control Capture Program in National Wildlife Protection Area)

Article 13-2Report pursuant to the provision of Article 14-2, paragraph 3 of the Act shall be done as to the place where you captured Wildlife, the number of the Wildlife to capture by the type and the outline of the procedure.

(Implementation of Designated Wildlife Species for Control Capture Program by National Agencies)

Article 13-3Implementation of designated Wildlife species for control capture program by national agencies pursuant to the provisions of the first sentence of Article 14-2, paragraph 5 of the Act may be conducted within the area controled by the national agencies when it is deemed necessary for the national agencies to control the said area.

(Confirmation of the National Agencies Planning to Conduct Designated Wildlife Species for Control Capture Program)

Article 13-4(1)National agencies receiving the confirmation under the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph 5 of the Act shall submit application forms describing the matters listed in each item of Article 14-2, paragraph 2 of the Act as to Designated Wildlife Species for Control Capture Program to the prefectural governor.

(2)The application form set forth in the preceding paragraph must be accompanied by drawings clarifying the execution area.

(3)Prefectural governor may ask the national agencies seeking confirmation under paragraph 1 to submit documents deemed necessary in addition to the application form prescribed in the same paragraph and the drawings in the preceding paragraph.

(Notification of the Results of Designated Wildlife Species for Control Capture Program Conducted by the National Agencies)

Article 13-5Notice under the provision of Article 14-2, paragraph 6 of the Act shall be done as to the place where you captured Wildlife, the number of the Wildlife to capture by the type, the outline of the procedure and other matters that the prefectural governor deemed necessary.

(Those Who May Entrust the Designated Wildlife Species for Control Capture Program)

Article 13-6Those who are specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment set forth in Article 14-2, paragraph 7 of the Act shall be corporations, have skills and knowledge equivalent to or superior to Certified Wildlife Capture Program Implementers and a system for safety control and be admitted that it would be able to properly and efficiently carry out Designated Wildlife Species for Control Capture Program.

(In Cases Where the Neglect of Wildlife is Permitted as Designated Wildlife Species for Control Capture Program)

Article 13-7The case specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment set forth in Article 14-2, paragraph 8, item 1 of the Act shall be the case where it is deemed that the Designated Wildlife Species for Control Capture Program is carried out particularly effectively by leaving the captured Wildlife at the place where they were captured and, in gunning, shall the case where it is used non-lead bullets and it is deemed that there is no risk of hindrance to ecosystems, residents' safety, living environment or local industries by the neglected wildlife or other wildlife caused by the neglected wildlife.

(Confirmation on Night Gun Hunting)

Article 13-8(1)Certified Wildlife Capture Program Implementers seeking the confirmation under the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph 8, item 2 of the Act shall submit the application form containing the matters listed in the next paragraph to the prefectural governor.

(2)The items specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment in Article 14-2, paragraph 8, item (ii) of the Act shall be as follows.

(i)The date and time of night gun hunting.

(ii)The area of night gun hunting.

(iii)The method and implementation system of night gun hunting.

(iv)Those who do night gun hunting.

(v)Measures particularly necessary for securing residents' safety and the method of paying attention to the surrounding area.

(3)The application set forth in paragraph 1 must be accompanied by the following drawings:

(i)Drawings revealing areas for night gun hunting.

(ii)Drawings revealing the shooting location, the shooting direction and other necessary matters for securing the safety of night gun hunting.

(4)The prefectural governor may ask those who intend to receive confirmation under paragraph 1 the submission of documents deemed necessary in addition to the application form set forth in the same paragraph and the drawing set forth in the preceding paragraph.

(The Application for Delivery of the Employee Certificate to Those Engaged in Designated Wildlife Species for Control Capture Program)

Article 13-9(1)The application for delivery of the employee certificate pursuant to the provision of Article 9, paragraph 8 of the Act to be applied pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph 9 of the Act shall be done by submitting the application forms describing the following matters to the prefectural governor.

(i)The location, name and representative's name of the applicant's principal office.

(ii)The implementation period and implementation area of Designated Wildlife Species for Control Capture Program.

(iii)The address, name, occupation and date of birth of those engaged in Designated Wildlife Species for Control Capture Program.

(2)The prefectural governor may ask those who intend to apply for the preceding paragraph the submission of documents deemed necessary in addition to the application form prescribed in the same paragraph.

(3)The form of the employee ID card in Article 9, paragraph 8 of the Act to be applied pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph 9 of the Act shall be as stated in the second three of the Form.

(4)The application for re-issuance of employee certificate pursuant to Article 9, paragraph 9 of the Act to be applied pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph 9 of the Act shall be done by the submission of the application forms describing the following matters to the prefectural governor who received the delivery.

(i)The location, name and representative's name of the applicant's principal office.

(ii)The number of employee certificate.

(iii)Circumstances that the person has lost the employee certificate or the employee certificate has been lost.

(5)Those deemed to have obtained the permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph 9 of the Act must report to the prefectural governor who received the delivery within two weeks in case of changing the location, name or representative's name of the main office.

(6)Those deemed to have obtained the permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph 9 of the Act must report to the prefectural governor who received the delivery within two weeks in case of changing the address or name of the person stated in the employee certificate.

(7)Those deemed to have obtained the permission pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph 9 of the Act must report the effect without delay in writing to the prefectural governor when there is a person who has lost the employee certificate.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the application set forth in paragraph 4 has been made.

(8)The employee certificate pursuant to the provision of Article 9, paragraph 8 of the Act to be applied pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph 9 of the Act must be returned to the prefectural governor who gave the delivery in cases where it falls under Article 9, paragraph 11, item 3 of the Act to be applied pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph 9 of the Act, from the day until the thirty days have elapsed, in case where it falls under Article 9, paragraph 11, item 4 of the Act to be applied pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph 9 of the Act, instantly.

(9)Hunting implements specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 9, paragraph 12 of the Act to be applied pursuant to the provision of Article 14-2, paragraph 9 of the Act shall be nets or traps.

(10)Matters specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment under Article 9, paragraph 12 of the Act to be applied pursuant to the provision of Article 14-2, paragraph 9 of the Act shall be the name of the prefectural governor who received the worker certificate (For those who have received consignment pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph 7 of the Act, the name of the prefectural governor who gave the employee certificate and the name of the entrusted prefectural or national institution.), the period of Designated Wildlife Species for Control Capture Program and thee type of Wildlife to capture.

(11)Matters in the preceding paragraph must be written by the size of the letter which is 1 cm or more in length and 1 cm or more in width on the metal or plastic signs.

(Designation Notification of the Designated Hunting Method Prohibited Area)

Article 14(1)The prefectural governor must submit the notification form stating the following matters to the Minister of the Environment in case of designation of Designated Hunting Method Prohibited Area pursuant to the provision of Article 15, paragraph 1 of the Act.

(i)The type of Designated Hunting Methods.

(ii)The name of Designated Hunting Method Prohibited Area.

(iii)The area of Designated Hunting Method Prohibited Area.

(iv)Area of the land and the water surface to be incorporated into Designated Hunting Method Prohibited Area.

(v)The duration of Designated Hunting Method Prohibited Area.

(2)The prefectural governor must submit the notification stating the content in case of changing the area or the duration of Designated Hunting Method Prohibited Area and the notification stating the effect in the case of canceling designation of Designated Hunting Method Prohibited Area to the Minister of the Environment.

(3)The provision of Article 11, paragraph 2 applies mutatis mutandis to the notification of the preceding two paragraphs.In this case, "prohibit capture to be carried out" in Article 11, paragraph 2 shall be read over by "Designated Hunting Method Prohibited Area."

(The Application for the Permission of Designated Hunting Methods)

Article 15(1)The Application for the permission pursuant to the proviso of the proviso to Article 15, paragraph 4 of the Act shall be done by the submission of the application forms describing the following matters to the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor.

(i)Applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth.

(ii)Types of designated hunting methods.

(iii)The reason why it must be based on the designated hunting methods in the previous item.

(iv)The purpose, period and area to capture.

(v)The type and quantity of Wildlife to capture.

(vi)Matters and methods of research in case of capture for the purpose of academic research.

(2)Drawings that clarify the area to be captured must be attached to the application form in the preceding paragraph.

(3)The Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor may ask those who intend to make an application under paragraph 1 the submission of documents deemed necessary in addition to the application form set forth in the same paragraph and the drawing set forth in the preceding paragraph.

(4)The form of the Designated Hunting Methods Insurance under Article 9, paragraph 7 of the Act applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be as stated in the third form.

(5)The application for re-issuance of Designated Hunting Methods Insurance pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph 7 of the Act shall be done by the submission of the application forms describing the following matters to the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor who gave the delivery.

(i)Applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth.

(ii)The number of Designated Hunting Methods Insurance and the issuance date.

(iii)Circumstances that the person has lost Designated Hunting Methods Insurance or Designated Hunting Methods Insurance has been lost.

(6)Those who received the Designated Hunting Methods Insurance must submit the effect within two weeks to the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor who gave the delivery.

(7)Those who received the Designated Hunting Methods Insurance must submit the effect in writing without delay to the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor who gave the delivery in case of losing this.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the application under paragraph 5 has been made.

(8)Designated Hunting Methods Insurance must be returned to the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor who gave the delivery in case where it falls under Article 15, paragraph 9, item 1 or 2 of the Act, from the day until the thirty days have elapsed, in case where it falls under item (iii) of said paragraph, instantly.

(Signs of Designated Hunting Methods Prohibited Area)

Article 16The necessary matters concerning the sign of the Designated Hunting Methods Prohibited Area set forth in Article 15, paragraph 14 of the Act shall be as stated in the fourth format.

(Prohibited Hunting Equipment)

Article 17Hunting implements specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 16, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be haze nets.

(The Notification of Sales or Distribution of Prohibited Hunting Equipment)

Article 18The notification pursuant to the provision of Article 16, Paragraph 2, Item 3 of the Act shall be done by submitting the notification from describing the following matters with to the en a document certifying that the prohibited hunting equipment for exporting to the Minister of the Environment.

(i)The address, name, occupation and date of birth of the reporting persons.

(ii)Types of prohibited hunting equipment and the outline of the structure and materials.

(iii)The address, name, occupation, date of birth of the other party of sales or distributions (hereinafter referred to as "sales") (If the counterparty is a corporation, the location of the principal office, the name and the name of the representative.) and timing of sales.

(iv)The quantity of sales.

(v)The destination and timing of exporting.

(When the Proper Processing Is Difficult or When the Possibility of Affecting the Ecosystem Is Minor)

Article 19The case specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment in Article 18 of the Act shall be the following cases.

(i)In case where it is recognized that it is difficult to take captured Wildlife or collected the egg of birds and it is difficult to fill these in the way which does not significantly affect the ecosystem due to terrain, geology, snow cover or the other factors that may not be attributed to those who capture or collect.

(ii)In case it is impossible to ascertain whereabout of captured Wildlife without fault.

(iii)In case of leaving captured Wildlife or collected the egg of birds to the farm land or the forest land pursuant to the provision of Article 13, paragraph 1 of the Act.

(iv)In case of releasing Wildlife that were not intentionally caught with fishery activities at the place where the capture was done.

(The Application for accreditation of Wildlife Capture Program)

Article 19-2(1)The application form prescribed in Article 18-3, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be done by the submission of the location of the principal place of business of those who intend to obtain the accreditation under Article 18-2 of the Act (hereinafter simply referred to as "certification") or the main area to carry out to capture Wildlife as Wildlife Capture Program to the prefectural governor who has jurisdiction.

(2)Documents specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 18-3, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be as follows:

(i)The articles of association or the contribution acts of corporations and the certificate of registration matters.

(ii)The list that lists the address, domicile, name, date of birth, and position of the officer (including the representative, the same in the following) and the business administrative officer prescribed in the following Article (hereinafter referred to as "officers" in the following).

(iii)Documents listed in the following items concerning the person responsible for business administration prescribed in the next Article:

(a)In case where the responsible business control prescribed in the following Article is the officer of the applicant (excluding cases listed in (b)), document certifying that fact.

(b)In case where the applicant is a local public organization, documents evidencing that the business control official prescribed in the next Article is the staff of the local public entity.

(c)In cases other than (a) and (b), a copy of Employment Agreement and other documents certifying the relationship to the business administrator in the next article of the applicant.

(iv)Safety control regulations related to Certified Wildlife Capture Program (In case of trying to receive the certification of the effect that it meets the standards of item 18 of paragraph 1 of Article 18-5 of the Act, including safety control regulations concerning the implementation of night gun hunting.).

(v)Documents swearing the statement that the person responsible for business administration prescribed in the next Article implements the matters listed in Article 19-4 paragraph 1, item 2 (a) and (b).

(vi)A copy of hunting diploma as to a person engaged in capturing Wildlife (hereinafter referred to as "capturing workers") in the project control officer prescribed in the next Article and Wildlife Capture Program.

(vii)In case of trying to capture Wildlife using firearms, a copy of permission concerning the permission under the provisions of Article 4 paragraph 1 of the Firearms Swords and Possession Act Control Act which the captive workers are currently receiving about the possession of the firearms (In cases where the permission is pursuant to the provision of item (ii) of said paragraph, including a copy of the certificate of notification of persons engaged in life-saving prescribed in Article 5, paragraph 2 of the Enforcement Rules for the Firearms Swords and Possession Act Control Act.).

(viii)A copy of the certificate of completion or the similar documents of lifesaving trainings including the knowledge specified in Article 19-4, paragraph 1, item 6 which the person responsible for business administration prescribed in the next Article and the capturing workers attended.

(ix)A copy of the certificate of completion of the following courses the person responsible for business administration and the capturing worker prescribed in the next Article attended or the similar documents and documents that describe the contents of the course and time (In the case of a person with knowledge and skills equivalent to those who completed the classes listed in (a) or (b), documents proving that fact.).

(a)The lecture on the safety control (hereinafter referred to as "safety control course") when capturing Wildlife (excluding night gun hunting).

(b)The lecture on skills and knowledge (hereinafter referred to as "skill knowledge training") necessary for properly and efficiently capturing Wildlife.

(c)In case of intending to obtain the recognition conforming to the standards set forth in paragraph 1 of Article 18-5 of the Act, a course concerning the safety control during night gunfighting (hereinafter referred to as "night gun safety control course").

(x)Documents proving that the skills of the capturing workers who do night gun hunting conform to the criteria of Article 19-5, paragraph 1, item 2.

(xi)Planning documents concerning the training prescribed in Article 19-7.

(xii)Documents concerning the performance prescribed in Article 19-8, item 1 (Including documents describing the name or the name of the orderer concerning capturing Wildlife, the type of wildlife, the period of implementation, the implementation area, the method of capture and the quantity to capture.).

(xiii)Documents swearing that the officers are the persons not falling under Article 19-8, (a) to (e) in item (iii).

(xiv)A copy of the damage insurance contract prescribed in Article 19-8, item (iv).

(xv)Documents swearing that those whose applicant does not fall under any of the items of Article 18-4 of the Act.

(3)The prefectural governor may ask those who intend to obtain the certification to submit documents deemed necessary in addition to application forms prescribed in Article 18-3, paragraph 1 of the Act and documents listed in each item of the preceding paragraph.

(Appointment of Business Administrator)

Article 19-3Those who intend to obtain the certification must appoint the person responsible (hereinafter referred to as the "project controler") for the training for those engaged in securing a system to ensure safety control related to the Certified Wildlife Capture Program and engaged in Certified Wildlife Capture Program (Hereinafter referred to as "business administrator") from the personnel of officials or employees (in the case where a person who intends to receive certification is a local public entity, its officials).

(The Criteria of Certification for Safety Control System)

Article 19-4(1)The criteria specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 18-5, paragraph 1, item 1 of the Act shall be as follows:

(i)To have the safety control regulations pertaining to the implementation of Certified Wildlife Capture Program stating the following matters.

(a)The chart of contact system at the time of the implementation of Certified Wildlife Capture Program (including the method of contact at emergency.).

(b)Considerations for ensuring safety in case of the implementation of Certified Wildlife Capture Program (Including matters concerning the placement of capturing workers with knowledge stipulated in item 6.).

(c)Matters concerning the regular inspection plan for hiking implements and the safe handling.

(d)Matters listed in the following (1) and (2) in addition to matters listed from (a) to (c) in case of using firearms.

1.Matters concerning letting capturing workers implement shooting in the shooting range more than twice a year (Excluding those who use only an anesthesia gun.).

2.Matters concerning the storage and use of firearms (In case of owning a rifle by capturing workers as those who need capture of beasts by rifle to prevent damage to the projects specified in Article 5-2, paragraph 4, item 1 of the Firearms Swords and Possession Act Control Act, including matters concerning storage and use of the rifle.).

(e)Matters concerning the grasp of mental and physical health status of project controler (Including matters concerning the grasp of eyesight, hearing ability and athletic ability.).

(f)Other necessary matters.

(ii)To have the business control official perform the following jobs.

(a)To make necessary improvements on safety control regulations prescribed in the preceding issue from time to time.

(b)To thoroughly inform the project controler and let the project controler comply with matters concerning safety control concerning as to the implementation of Certified Wildlife Capture Program including the safety control regulations prescribed in the preceding item.

(iii)As for the business administration controler, to receive a hunting license according to the type of hunting act used in the Certified Wildlife Capture Program which is trying to be certified, and as for the capturing workers, to receive hunting license pertaining to the hunting method to be used for those engaged by himself, such as capture of Wildlife as Certified Wildlife Capture Program.

(iv)In case of capturing wildlife by using a firearm, for capturing workers to have firearms according to the type of hunting license of the previous issue.

(v)For business controlers and the capturing workers to have completed a lesson of more than five hours about knowledge concerning ordinances necessary for safety control, accident prevention, securing of residents' safety, safe handling of hooks and periodic inspection as a safety control course.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to those who have equivalent knowledge as those who completed the course.

(vi)For business controlers and more than half of the capturing workers to have Knowledge of emergency life-saving (Including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid for trauma, delivery method.).

(2)The project controler (excluding those who fall under Item 5 of the preceding paragraph.) must endeavor to complete the course prescribed in item 5 of the preceding paragraph.

(3)The project controler (excluding those who fall under paragraph 1, item 6.) must endeavor to have knowledge as prescribed in paragraph 1, item (vi).

(The Criteria of Certification for Safety Control System at Night Gun Hunting)

Article 19-5(1)The standards specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 18-5, paragraph 1, item 2 of the Act shall be as follows:

(i)To have the safety control regulations pertaining to the implementation of night gun hunting with the following matters listed:

(a)Matters listed in item 1 to item 1 of paragraph 1 of the preceding Article.

(b)The chart of contact system for night gun hunting (including contact method at emergency.).

(c)Prior notification method to residents in night gun hunting, guides around the implementation area and methods of induction (Including matters concerning the placement of capturing workers with knowledge prescribed in paragraph (1), item (vi) of the preceding Article and matters concerning the use of firearms at night gun hunting.).

(d)Prior notification method to residents in night gun hunting, guides around the implementation area and methods of induction.

(e)Other necessary matters.

(ii)The skill concerning securing safety, in case where capturing workers (Only those who engage in night gun hunting. The same in item 3.) do night gun hunting, meets the requirements specified by the Minister of the Environment in the notice.

(iii)For business controlers and the capturing workers to have completed a lesson of more than five hours about knowledge concerning securing of safety in case of night gun hunting as a safety control course for night gun hunting.

(2)The project controler engaged in night gun hunting (Excluding those who fall under item (iii) of the preceding paragraph.) must endeavor to complete the course prescribed in item 3 of the preceding paragraph.

(The Criteria of Certification for Skill Knowledge)

Article 19-6(1)Criteria specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 18-5, paragraph 1, item 3 of the Act shall be the content that business controlers and the capturing workers have completed a lesson of more than five hours about acts related to the protection or control of wildlife, scientifically and planned wildlife control, the ecology of wildlife, appropriate and efficient methods to capture and methods of disposing captured individuals as a skill knowledge course.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to those who have knowledge and skills equivalent to those who completed the course.

(2)The project controler (excluding those who fall under the preceding paragraph) must endeavor to complete the course prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

(The Judgement Related to Training for the Project Controlr)

Article 19-7(1)The prefectural governor shall judge whether the content of the training for the project controler conforms to the following criteria in case of judging whether contents of the training prescribed in Article 18-5, paragraph 1, item (iv) of the Act conforms to the criteria of the same item.

(i)Training for the project controler is to be carried out for five hours or more each year.

(ii)The person responsible for business administration should establish a training plan and make necessary improvements from time to time.

(iii)Contents of training specified in the training plan shall be appropriate and sufficient to maintain and improve the skills and knowledge necessary to properly and efficiently capture Wildlife.

(iv)For the person responsible for business administration to supervise so that the training is properly implemented.

(2)Wildlife Capture Program Implementers must endeavor to train over five hours each year for the project controler (Excluding capturing workers).

(Other Criteria of Certification)

Article 19-8The standards specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 18-5, paragraph 1, item 5 of the Act shall be as follows:

(i)For the applicant to track records that have captured the target species in Wildlife Capture Program trying to be certified based on the hunting method (limited to the Statutory Hunting Methods) used in Wildlife Capture Program to be certified within three years before application.

(ii)The capture of the previous issue is properly implemented.

(iii)The executive officer of the applicant does not fall under any of the following:

(a)Those who are unable to properly perform the cognition, judgment, and communication necessary to properly and efficiently carry out Wildlife Capture Program due to mental dysfunction.

(b)Those who are adult ward, under curatorship or bankrupt and who do not gain restoration.

(c)Those who have not passed three years from the day of being sentenced to imprisonment or more and ending the execution or no longer receiving the execution.

(d)Those who violate the Act on the prevention of Unjust Acts by gang members (Act No. 77 of 1991. Article 32-3, paragraph 7 and Article 32-11, paragraph 1 shall be excluded.), or commit the punishment of criminal act (Act No. 45 of 1907) Article 204, Article 206, Article 208, Article 208-2, Article 222 or Article 247 or the punishment of acts of violence (Act No. 60 of 1926), have not passed three years from the day of being sentenced to fine and ending the execution or no longer receiving the execution.

(e)Gang members prescribed in Article 2, item 6 of the Act on the prevention of Unjust Acts by gang members (Hereinafter referred to as "gangster" in this issue.) or those who have not passed five years since the day they are no longer gang members (Hereinafter referred to as "gangster members" in this issue.).

(f)Those whose gang members and others control the business activities.

(iv)The capturing workers are the insured persons of those who are one or more damage insurance contracts and meet the following requirements:

(a)The applicant is a contractor.However, it does not preclude that the capturing workers are the contractor of some or all damage insurance contracts.

(b)The damage insurance contracts concerning the damage incurred by taking responsibility for the liability for damages caused by harming the life or the body of another person due to accidents caused by capture of Wildlife as Wildlife Capture Program.

(c)The amount of insurance (In the case where the capture worker is insured persons of multiple damage insurance contracts, the total amount of insurance money per insurance policies.) is 100 million yen or more for damages related to gunning for damages related to gunning, and 30 million yen or more for damages related to harassment and trap hunting.

(v)The applicant must have four or more capturing workers in principle for each hunting method used in Certified Wildlife Capture Program.However, when trying to capture Wildlife by trap hunting, there must be two or more capturing workers using charge gun in business using charger gun in order to securely capture entrapped Wildlife.

(vi)In case of Wildlife Capture Program targeting Japanese monkey (Makaka Fuscata), Brown bear (Urusus Arctos), Asian Black Bear (Ursus Tibetanus), Wild Boar (Southern Scoopa) and Sika Deer (Kervans Nipon), there must have ten or more the project controlers in principle.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to the business of the preceding article.

(Certification)

Article 19-9(1)When the prefectural governor approves, the certification must be issued.

(2)The form of the certificate set forth in the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "certificate") shall be as set forth in Form 4-2.

(3)Those who received certification may apply to the prefectural governor who gave the delivery and receive the re-issuance of the certificate in case that the person has lost the certification or that the certification has been lost.

(4)The application for re-issuance of the certification pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be made by submitting the application form describing the matters listed in the following items:

(i)The name and address of the applicant and the name of the representative.

(ii)The number of the certification and date of issue.

(iii)Circumstances where the person has lost the certification or the certificate has been lost.

(5)Those who received the certification must notify the prefectural governor who gave the delivery without delay in writing when losing this.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the application under paragraph 4 has been made.

(Minor Changes That Do Not Require the Certification of Changes)

Article 19-10Minor changes specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment in the proviso of Article 18-7 paragraph 1 of the Act shall be as follows:

(i)Changes of matters listed in item 18 of paragraph 1 of Article 18-3 of the Act (Excluding the changes related to the addition of the type of Wildlife or the method to capture.).

(ii)The obvious things that the changes pertaining to capturing workers among the matters listed in item (iii) of Article 18-3, paragraph 1 of the Act (Excluding the following items (a) and (b).) and even after the change, the number of captured persons conform to the standards of Article 19-4, paragraph 1, item 6 and Article 19-8, item 5.

(a)Changes relating to addition of capturing workers.

(b)Changes relating to types of hunting licenses of capturing workers.

(The Application, Standards and Certifications for Certificating Changes)

Article 19-11(1)The written application prescribed in Article 18-3, paragraph 1 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 18-7, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be submitted to the prefectural governor who gave the certification.

(2)The applicant may omit the description of matters that are unchanged among the matters listed in Article 18-3, item 2 to 5 of the Act.

(3)Matters specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 18-3, paragraph 1, item 6 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 18-7, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be the following matters:

(i)The number of the certification and date of issue.

(ii)The contents of the change.

(iii)The date to be changed.

(iv)The reason for the change.

(4)Documents specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 18-3, paragraph 2 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 18-7, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be the documents listed in each item of Article 19-2, paragraph 2 pertaining to the change.

(5)The provisions of Article 19-2, paragraph 3 and Article 19-3 to 19-9 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the recognition of the change set forth in Article 18-7, paragraph 1 of the Act.

(The Notification of Minor Changes Not Requiring the Certification of Change)

Article 19-12(1)As for the notification under the provision of Article 18-7, paragraph 3 of the Act, the notification form stating the matters listed in the following items shall be submitted to the prefectural governor who gave the certification.In this case, the changed document must be attached when such change involves the change in the documents listed in each item of Article 19-2, paragraph 2.

(i)The name and address before the change and the name of representative.

(ii)The number of the certification and date of issue.

(iii)The contents of the change.

(iv)The date to be changed.

(v)The reason for the change.

(2)When making a notification under the provision of Article 18-7, paragraph 3 of the Act, the rewrite must be received in case of the matter pertaining to the notification falls under the item described in the certificate.

(The Renewal of the Validity Period of Certification)

Article 19-13(1)The application form prescribed in Article 18-3, paragraph 1 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 18-8, paragraph 6 of the Act (In the fourth paragraph, simply referred to as "application form".) shall be done by submitting to the prefectural governor who has jurisdiction over the location of the main business office of those who intend to undergo the renewal of the term of validity set forth in Article 18-8, paragraph 2 of the Act or the main area to carry out to capture Wildlife as Certified Wildlife Capture Program.

(2)The matters specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 18-3, paragraph 1, item 6 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 18-8, paragraph 6 of the Act shall be the number of the certification and the date of issue.

(3)Documents specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 18-3, paragraph 2 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 18-8, paragraph 6 of the Act shall be the report on the implementation status of the training prescribed in Article 18-5, paragraph 1, item 4 of the Act in addition to the documents listed in each item of Article 19-2, paragraph 2.

(4)The prefectural governor may ask those who intend to undergo the renewal of the term of validity set forth in Article 18-8, paragraph 2 of the Act to submit the documents deemed necessary in addition to the application form and the documents prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

(The Application for Breeding Registration)

Article 20(1)The application for registration pursuant to the provision of Article 19, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be done by submitting an application form describing the following matters to the prefectural governor:

(i)The address and the name of Applicant (For corporations, the main office of the location, name and representative's name.).

(ii)The number of certification concerning Wildlife captured with permission under Article 9, paragraph 1 of the Act.

(2)Registration cards are delivered per one or one head.

(3)The form of the registration card in Article 19, paragraph 3 of the Act shall be as stated in Form 5.

(4)The application for re-issuance of registration card in accordance with Article 19, paragraph 6 of the Act shall be done by submitting the application form describing the following matters to the prefectural governor who gave the delivery.

(i)The address and the name of the applicant (For corporations, the main office of the location, name and representative's name.).

(ii)The number of registration card.

(iii)Circumstances where the person has lost the registration card or the registration card has been lost.

(5)Those who received the issue of the registration card shall notify the prefectural governor who gave the delivery of the effect within two weeks in case of changing the address or the name (For corporations, the main office of the location, name and representative's name.).

(6)Those who received the issue of the registration card shall notify the effect in writing without delay of the prefectural governor who gave the deliver in case of losing the registration card.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the application set forth in paragraph 4 has been made.

(The Notification of Assignment of the Registered Individuals.)

Article 21The notification pursuant to the provision of Article 20, paragraph 3 of the Act shall be done by submitting a notification form stating the following matters to the jurisdiction prefectural governor:

(i)The address and name of the person who notified (For corporations, the main office of the location, name and representative's name.).

(ii)The number of the registration card.

(iii)The date of receipt or underwriting.

(iv)The address and name of the person who transferred or delivered to the person who notified.

(Wildlife Forbidden to Sell)

Article 22(1)Wildlife prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 23, paragraph 1 of the Act or the eggs of birds shall be Yamadori (Sermatics Soen Merlingy), Otaka (Akipitel Gentilis Fujiyama) and those eggs.

(2)Processed products of Wildlife specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 23, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be foods processed Yamadori (Sermatics Soen Merlingy).

(The Purpose of Selling)

Article 23Provided, however, that as for Otaka (Akipitel Gentilis Fujiyama), only those listed in item 1 (a) and (c) and item 2 (a) and (7).

(i)When Wildlife to be sold are not artificial breeding Wildlife.

(a)The exhibition at museums, zoos and similar facilities as those.

(b)The appreciation.

(c)The purpose which is deemed not to hinder the protection of Wildlife to sell.

(ii)When Wildlife to be sold are artificial breeding Wildlife.

(a)The exhibition at museums, zoos and similar facilities as those.

(b)The appreciation.

(c)Releasing birds.

(d)Stuffed birds.

(e)Edibles.

(f)Processing feathers.

(g)The purpose which is deemed not to hinder the protection of Wildlife to sell.

(The Application for the Sales Permission)

Article 24(1)The application for permission pursuant to the provision of Article 19, paragraph 2 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provision of Article 24, paragraph 11 of the Act shall be done by submitting the application form describing the following matters to the prefectural governor.

(i)The applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth (in the case of a corporation, the location of the principal office, the name and the name of the representative).

(ii)The type, the quantity and the address of Wildlife forbidden to sell with intention of selling.

(iii)The reason for trying to obtain the permission.

(2)The prefectural governor may ask the person who intends to apply as set forth in the preceding paragraph to submit the documents deemed necessary in addition to the application form prescribed in the same paragraph.

(3)The form of the sales permit certificate under Article 24, paragraph 5 of the Act shall be as set forth in Form.

(4)The application for reissuing the sales permit certificate pursuant to the provisions of Article 24, paragraph 6 of the Act shall be done by submitting an application stating the following matters to the prefectural governor who gave delivery.

(i)Applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth (in the case of a corporation, the location of the principal office, the name and the name of the representative).

(ii)The number of the sales permit certificate.

(iii)Circumstances where the person has lost the sales permit certificate or the sales permit certificate has been lost.

(5)Those who received the issue of the sales permit certificate shall notify the prefectural governor who gave the delivery of the effect within two weeks in case of changing the name or the address.

(6)Those who received the issue of the sales permit certificate shall notify the prefectural governor who gave the deliver of the effect in writing without delay in case of losing this.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the application set forth in paragraph 4 has been made.

(7)The sales permit certificate must be returned to the prefectural governor who gave deliver in cases where it falls under Article 24, paragraph 8, item 1 or 2 of the Act, until the day that thirty days have passed, or in cases where it falls under item (iii) of said paragraph, as soon as possible.

(Wildlife to Attach the Certification of Legal Capturing for Exporting)

Article 25Wildlife, processed products of wildlife and eggs of birds specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 25, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be the following:

(i)Wildlife Wildlife listed in the following table

Family name	Species name
Animal Kingdom
1 Aves
(1) Pheasant order
Pheasant family	Yamadori (Sermatics Soen Merlingy)
(2) Duck order
Duck family	Oshidori (Iks Galericlata)
(3) Sparrow order
Tits family	Kogara (Poekire Montanus)
	Yamagara (Poekiri Vallius)
	Higara (Peripulse Atel)
Lark family	Lark (Arauda Arvense)
Ugusu family	Uguit (Ketia Difonet)
Whiskers family	Meiro (Zosterops Japonicus)
Fluttering family	Thrush (Turdus Naumanni)
	Buntry (Ruskinia Akahige)
	Nogoma (Ruskinia Carliope)
	Corri (Ruskinia Cureane)
	Kibitaki (Fikedura Narquisina)
	Ooruri (Cureanopila Cureanomerena)
Atori family	Kawarahiwa (Cory Sinica)
	Mahiwa (Cardoelis Spinus)
	Iska (Roxia Courvirostra)
	Lie (Pururura Pururura)
	Coikal (Eophona Miglatria)
	Ical (Eophona Personata)
White fish family	Hojirō (Mbeliza Cioides)
	Miyama Hojirō (Mbeliza Elegance)
	Nojiko (Mbeliza Sulphata)
2 Mammalia
(1) Cat order
Dog family	Raccoon dog (Niktesreuse Proquionides)
	Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)
Ouch family	Ten (Martes Melamps)
	Itachi (Mustra It Iti)
	Weasel Butterfly (Mustra Swivilica)
	Badger (Meless Melles)
(2) Cow order
Cow family	Japanese serow (Capricornis Crispus)
(3) Mouse order
Squirre family	Kitalaris (Skuraus Vurgaris)
	Nihonris (Skiurus Squirrel)
	Musashi (Peta Lisa Leucogenes)
Note:
The name written in parentheses after the species name is the scientific name.

(ii)Processed Wildlife Processed items specified in the lower column of the same table respectively according to the segments classified in the upper column of the following table.

Species name	Processed items
Yamadori (Sermatics Soen Merlingy)	Buckwheat, specimen and feather products.
Oshidori (Iks Galericlata)	Buckwheat, specimen and feather products.
Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)	Buckwheat and specimen.
Raccoon dog (Niktesreuse Proquionides)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.
Ten (Martes Melamps)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.
Itachi (Mustra It Iti)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.
Weasel Butterfly (Mustra Swivilica)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.
Badger (Meless Melles)	Buckwheat and specimen.
Japanese Serow (Capricornis Crispus)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.
Kitalaris (Skuraus Vurgaris)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.
Nihonris (Skiurus Squirrel)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.
Musashi (Peta Lisa Leucogenes)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.

(iii)Eggs of birds Various eggs of birds (The Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Act No. 75 of 1991) Except for domestic rare wild animals and plants prescribed in Article 4, paragraph 3 of eggs (Excluding specified category 1 domestic rare wild animals and plants prescribed in paragraph 5 of the same Article.). The same shall apply in Article 27, item 3.)

(Applying for Issuance of Legal Capture Certificate)

Article 26(1)The application for delivery of legal capture certificate pursuant to the provision of Article 25, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be done by submitting the application form describing the following matters to the Minister of the Environment.

(i)The address and name of the applicant (in the case of a corporation, the location of the principal office, the name and the name of the representative).

(ii)The product name in the case of the type and processed product of Wildlife or the eggs of birds.

(iii)The number of Wildlife or eggs of birds and the number of containers or packages.

(iv)Destination and timing of exporting.

(v)The address and name of the person who intends to export (in the case of a corporation, the location of the main office, the name and the name of the representative).

(vi)The address and name of the person who captured or collected, and the address and name of the person who processed in the case of processed goods (in the case of a corporation, the location of the main office, the name and the name of the representative).

(vii)Year, month, day and place of desire to undergo examination of the actual item.

(2)The written evidence to that effect proved by the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor must be attached to the application form referred to in the preceding paragraph when the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor has issued a license certificate under Article 9, paragraph 7 of the Act concerning capture or collect, pertaining to said application or when the prefectural governor has issued the hunter's certificate of registration under Article 60 of the Act concerning capture pertaining to the said application.

(3)The form of the legal capture certificate in Article 25, paragraph 3 of the Act shall be as stated in Form 7.

(4)The application for re-issuance of legal capture certificate pursuant to the provision of Article 25, paragraph 4 of the Act shall be done by submitting the application form describing the following matters to the Minister of the Environment.

(i)Applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth (in the case of a corporation, the location of the principal office, the name and the name of the representative).

(ii)The number of the legal capture certificate.

(iii)Circumstances where the person has lost the legal capture the certificate or the legal capture certificate has been lost.

(5)Those who received the legal capture certificate shall notify the Minister of the Environment of the effect within two weeks in case of changing the name or the address.

(6)Those who received the legal capture certificate shall notify the Minister of the Environment without delay of the effect in writing in case of losing this.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the application set forth in paragraph 4 has been made.

(7)The legal capture certificate must be returned to the Minister of the Environment in cases where it falls under Article 25, paragraph 5, item 1 of the Act, from the day until the thirty days have elapsed, in cases where it falls under item 2 of said paragraph, as soon as possible.

(Wildlife to Attach Certificates Issued by Government Agencies of Exporting Countries in Case of Importing)

Article 27Wildlife, Wildlife processed products and eggs of birds specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 26, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be as follows.

(i)Wildlife Wildlife listed in the following table.

Family name	Species name
Animal Kingdom
1 Aves
(1) Pheasant order
Pheasant family	Yamadori (Sermatics Soen Merlingy)
(2) Duck order
Duck family	Oshidori (Iks Galericlata)
(3) Falcon order
Falcon family	Otaka (Akipitel Gentilis Fujiyama)
(4) Sparrow order
Tits family	Kogara (Poekire Montanus)
	Yamagara (Poekiri Vallius)
	Higara (Peripulse Atel)
Lark family	Lark (Arauda Arvense)
Ugusu family	Uguit (Ketia Difonet)
Whiskers family	Meiro (Zosterops Japonicus)
Fluttering family	Thrush (Turdus Naumanni)
	Buntry (Ruskinia Akahige)
	Nogoma (Ruskinia Carliope)
	Corri (Ruskinia Cureane)
	Kibitaki (Fikedura Narquisina)
	Ooruri (Cureanopila Cureanomerena)
Atori family	Kawarahiwa (Cory Sinica)
	Mahiwa (Cardoelis Spinus)
	Iska (Roxia Courvirostra)
	Lie (Pururura Pururura)
	Coikal (Eophona Miglatria)
	Ical (Eophona Personata)
White fish family	Hojirō (Mbeliza Cioides)
	Miyama Hojirō (Mbeliza Elegance)
	Nojiko (Mbeliza Sulphata)
2 Mammalia
(1) Cat order
Dog family	Raccoon dog (Niktesreuse Proquionides)
	Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)
Ouch family	Ten (Martes Melamps)
	Itachi (Mustra It Iti)
	Weasel Butterfly (Mustra Swivilica)
	Badger (Meless Melles)
(2) Cow order
(3) Mouse order	Japanese Serow (Capricornis Crispus)
(3) Mouse order
Squirre family	Kitalaris (Skuraus Vurgaris)
	Nihonris (Skiurus Squirrel)
	Musashi (Peta Lisa Leucogenes)
Note:
The name written in parentheses after the species name is the scientific name.

(ii)Processed wildlife Each processed item specified in the lower column of the same table, depending on the classification of the species listed in the upper column of the following table.

Species name	Processed wildlife
Yamadori (Sermatics Soen Merlingy)	Buckwheat, specimen and feather products.
Oshidori (Iks Galericlata)	Buckwheat, specimen and feather products.
Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)	Buckwheat and specimen.
Raccoon dog (Niktesreuse Proquionides)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.
Ten (Martes Melamps)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.
Itachi (Mustra It Iti)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.
Weasel Butterfly (Mustra Swivilica)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.
Badger (Meless Melles)	Buckwheat and specimen.
Japanese Serow (Capricornis Crispus)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.
Kitalaris (Skuraus Vurgaris)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.
Nihonris (Skiurus Squirrel)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.
Musashi (Peta Lisa Leucogenes)	Buckwheat, specimen, feather and feather products.

(iii)Eggs of birds Various eggs of birds

(What the Minister of the Environment Determines as Those Who Issue Certificates)

Article 28Those specified by the Minister of the Environment as prescribed in Article 26, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be persons who issue the certification in the regions listed in the following Article 7 and 13.

(What the Minister of the Environment Determines as a Country or the Region Not Having a Certification System)

Article 29The country or the region specified by the Minister of the Environment as prescribed in Article 26, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be a country or the region other than the following countries or regions.However, this does not apply to Otaka (Akipitel Gentilis Fujiyama).

(i)Argentina

(ii)Indonesia

(iii)Ukraine

(iv)Canada

(v)Singapore

(vi)Republic of Korea

(vii)Taiwan

(viii)People's Republic of China

(ix)New Zealand

(x)Brazil

(xi)Peru

(xii)Belgium

(xiii)Hong Kong

(xiv)Malaysia

(xv)Mexico

(xvi)Laos

(Wildlife prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 26, paragraph 2 of the Act)

Article 29-2The Wildlife specified by the Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 26, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be the Wildlife listed in the following table (limited to living Wildlife).

(Signs of Specific Imported Wildlife)

Article 29-3The form of the sign of Article 26, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be as stated in Form 7-2.

(Application for Signing Delivery)

Article 29-4(1)The application for delivery of signage pursuant to the provision of Article 26, paragraph 3 of the Act shall be done by submitting the application form describing the following matters to the Minister of the Environment.

(i)The address and name of the applicant (in the case of a corporation, the location of the principal office, the name and the name of the representative).

(ii)Types and quantities of specific imported Wildlife.

(iii)Distribution location of importing.

(iv)Ports or airports relating to importing and the date of importing.

(v)The date to receive the signage.

(2)A copy of the importing permission issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 67 of the Customs Act (Act No. 61 of 1954) or a copy of the certification of the custom clearance pertaining to importing issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 102, paragraph 1 of the same Act must be attached to the application form referred to in the preceding paragraph.

(3)The Minister of the Environment may ask those who intend to make an application under paragraph 1 to submit documents deemed necessary in addition to a copy of the application form prescribed in the same paragraph and the document set forth in the preceding paragraph.

(4)The signages are delivered per one or one head.

(The Reason for Removal of Signage)

Article 29-5In the unavoidable case specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment under Article 26, paragraph 5 of the Act shall be the case where there are grounds that fall under any of the following:

(i)The case where the certain imported wildlife are suffering from a leg's disease.

(ii)The case where there is an injury to the legs of certain imported Wildlife.

(Re-issuing the Sign)

Article 29-6(1)Those who keep the specific imported Wildlife receiving the sign may receive re-issuance of the sign by submitting the application form describing the following matters to the Minister of the Environment when the sign has been damaged or the reason specified in the preceding article ceases to be able to let the specific imported Wildlife wear signs.

(i)The address and name of the applicant (in the case of a corporation, the location of the principal office, the name and the name of the representative).

(ii)The number of the signage.

(iii)Circumstance of falling into disrepair or removing the sign.

(2)A copy of the document set forth in Article 29-4, paragraph 2, documents certifying that the specific imported Wildlife concerning the application are the foreign products based on scientific knowledge and damaged signs concerning the specific imported Wildlife must be attached to the application form referred to in the preceding paragraph relating to the breakage of the sign.

(3)A copy of the document set forth in Article 29-4, paragraph 2, a medical certification by the veterinarian for the evidence of removal sign of the specific imported Wildlife concerning the application and the removed sign of the specific imported Wildlife must be attached to the application form set forth in paragraph 1 pertaining to the reasons in the preceding Article being ceased.

(The Payment of Fee for Delivery of Signage)

Article 29-7(1)The fee prescribed in Article 26, paragraph 7 of the Act must be paid by attaching the revenue stamp corresponding to the amount of said fee to the application form set forth in Article 29-4, paragraph 1.

(2)The fee paid pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not be refunded.

(Wildlife Processed Goods Prohibiting Assignment)

Article 30Processed goods specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment in Article 27 of the Act shall be buckwheat, specimen, down, feather, feather products and processed groceries.

(Notification Specified by Wildlife Protection Area)

Article 31(1)The prefectural governor must submit the notification form stating the following matters to the Minister of the Environment in designing Wildlife Protection Area according to the provisions of Article 28, paragraph 1 of the Act.

(i)The name of Wildlife Protection Area.

(ii)The place of Wildlife Protection Area.

(iii)The area of the land and the area of the water surface of the land to be transferred to the area of the Wildlife Protection Area.

(iv)Duration of Wildlife Protection Area.

(v)Wildlife habitat in the land pertaining to item 3 and the water surface.

(2)The prefectural governor must submit the effect in case of changing the area or duration of the Wildlife Protection Area, or the notification stating that effect in case of canceling designation of Wildlife Protection Area to the Minister of the Environment.

(3)The provisions of Article 11, paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the notification set forth in the preceding two paragraphs.In this case, "Prohibiting capture to be Performed" in Article 11, paragraph 2 shall be read over by "Wildlife Protection Area."

(Designated Public Notice of Wildlife Protection Area)

Article 32The public notice pursuant to the provision of Article 28, paragraph 4 of the Act shall be carried out on the matters listed below:

(i)The name of Wildlife Protection Area.

(ii)The place of Wildlife Protection Area.

(iii)The duration of Wildlife Protection Area.

(iv)The proposal for guidelines on the protection of Wildlife Protection Areas.

(v)A place of public inspection of the matters listed in the preceding items.

(The Signage of Wildlife Protection Area)

Article 33The necessary matters related to the signage of the Wildlife Protection Area of Article 15, paragraph 14 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28, paragraph 9 of the Act shall be as stated in Form 8.

(Conservation Program)

Article 33-2The program specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 28-2, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be the following businesses:

(i)To establish breeding facility of Wildlife.

(ii)To install feeding facilities for Wildlife.

(iii)To install resting facilities for Wildlife.

(iv)To establish facilities to improve the quality of lakes and other water.

(v)To establish facilities to prevent the intrusion of animals that may hinder the protection of Wildlife habitats.

(vi)Capture of animals that may hinder the protection and maintenance of habitats of Wildlife.

(Application mutatis mutandis to Special Protection Zone)

Article 34The provisions of Article 11, paragraph 2, Article 31, paragraph 1 and 2, and Article 32 apply mutatis mutandis to Special Protection Zone.In this case, "Prohibit capture to be carried out" in Article 11, paragraph 2 shall be read over by "Special Protection Zone," and "Notification Form" in the same paragraph and in Article 31, paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 shall be read over by "Notification Form or Consultation Form."

(The Signage of Special Protection Zone)

Article 35The necessary matter concerning the signage of Special Protection Zone under Article 15, paragraph 14 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 29, paragraph 4 of the Act shall be as stated in Form 9.

(Notice of Designation of Special Protection Designated Area and Designated Period)

Article 36The Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor shall advertise the area and the duration in case of designating the period designated by the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor based on the area designated by the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor pursuant to the provisions of Article 29, paragraph 7, item (iv) of the Act (Hereinafter referred to as "Special Protection Designated Area.") and the provisions of Article 2 of the Enforcement Order of the Act on Protection and Control of Wildlife and Hunting Suitability (Cabinet Order No. 391 of 2002. Hereinafter referred to as "the Act."), the area or the period concerning the change in case of changing this designation, or the effect in case of canceling this designation.

(The installation of Signage of Special Protection Designated Area)

Article 37(1)The Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor must set a signage to indicate these within the area in the Special Protection Designated Area in case of designating Special Protection Designated Area and Designated Period.

(2)The signs set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be as stated in Form 10.Provided, however, that the size of the sign established by the prefectural governor shall be determined by the ordinance of the prefectural government, taking the place specified by Form 10 into consideration.

(The Action Recognized as Having No Obstacle to the Protection of Wildlife)

Article 38Acts recognized as having no obstruction to the protection of Wildlife prescribed by the Minister of the Environment of Article 29, paragraph 7 of the Act shall be the acts listed below:

(i)What is Landfill of the water surface or the land reclamation other than the water surface designated by the Minister of the Environment with the total area less than 1 hectare.

(ii)Single-tree selection, thinning of less than 20% in the number of wood bamboo, or undercut or clear cutting for childcare.

(iii)Installation of the following work items.

(a)Housing and the workpiece attached to this.

(b)Bench, wastebasket, aquarium or tombstone.

(c)A cook stove, a work cabin or a curtain.

(d)Water supply facilities for private water supply or transmission facilities for private power generation.

(e)The rest area or the stop whose area is within 30 square meters.

(f)The observation platform whose height is within 5 meters.

(g)The sidewalk whose extension is within 500 meters.

(h)The park amusement facility whose height is within 3 meters and whose length is within 5 meters.

(i)The public toilet with an area of 15 square meters.

(j)The temporary workpiece whose height is within 5 meters and whose area is within 15 square meters .

(k)Emergency work items requiring emergency for disaster restoration or human life protection.

(l)A workpiece for renovation of the road (including the orbit.) whose extension is within 500 meters.

(m)The temporary road using natural woods.

(n)The workpiece belonging to an existing workpiece whose height is within 5 meters and whose area is within 15 square meters.

(iv)What are the following acts out of the acts listed in each item of Article 2 of the Decree:

(a)Actions necessary to enforce landfill on the water surface or reclamation, logging of wood bamboo or installation of workpieces (Limited to those listed in the preceding item (iii) and those enforcement subject to permission under Article 29, paragraph 7 of the Act.).

(b)Actions necessary to ensure transport safety of roads, railways, orbits or cableways.

(c)The actions as the river control by the River Act (Act No. 167 of 1964) or the land designated by the provision of the Article 2 of the Erosion Control Act (Act No. 29 of 1897), the landslide prevention area under the provision of the Article 3, paragraph 1 of the Landslide Prevention Act (Act No. 30 of 1958), and the steep slope collapse danger zone described in Article 3, paragraph 1 of the act (Act No. 57 of 1969) concerning the prevention of disasters by the collapse of steep slopes or the coastal conservation area control described in Article 3, paragraph 1 of the Coastal Act (Act No. 101 of 1956).

(d)The necessary actions to conduct the basic survey prescribed in Article 4 of the Survey Act (Act No. 188 of 1949) or the public survey prescribed in Article 5 of the same Act, or the waterways survey prescribed in Article 6 of the Waterways Business Act (Act No. 102 of 1950).

(e)The actions necessary for observation of the weather, the ground, the ground motion, the earth magnetism, the earth electricity or the water phenomena.

(f)The required action for the office work concerning the enforcement of acts and regulations at sea, the salvage rescue, the prevention of marine pollution by Japan Coast Guard, the regulation on shipping traffic at sea, the waterway, and the route signs or the other office works concerning securing maritime safety.

(g)The actions necessary for the control of the equipment used for the certified telecommunications business prescribed in that paragraph by the certified telecommunications business operator prescribed in Article 120, paragraph 1 of the Telecommunications Business Act (Act No. 86 of 1984), the broadcast facility used for the core broadcasting under the Broadcast Act (Act No. 132 of 1950), and the broadcast facility used for the cable television broadcasting (referred to as television broadcast prescribed in Article 2, item 18 of the same act, which is conducted using wired telecommunications facilities).

(h)The actions conducted as test research or education or academic research within the site of examination research institutes or universities of the national or local governments (The university prescribed in Article 1 of the School Education Act (Act No. 26 of 1947) and the institution prescribed in Article 2, paragraph 4 of the National University Corporation Act (Act No. 112 of 2003).). The same in (i).

(i)The action conducted by those who has the purposes of academic research in either examination research institutes or universities of the national or local governments, or the general incorporated institution or the general incorporated foundation as test research or academic research (Limited to those notified to the Minister of the Environment in advance.).

(j)The required actions for ordinary administrative actions of safety forest set forth in the forest act (Act No. 249 of 1951) Article 25, paragraph 1 or Article 25-2, paragraph 1 or paragraph 2, or construction or maintenance of forests in the security facility districts set forth in Article 41, paragraph 3 of the same act.

(k)The actions necessary for the prevention or investigation of crime, the rescue of victims and other similar acts.

(l)The actions necessary for conducting inspections, surveys and other similar acts based on acts and ordinances.

(m)The Acts to perform as obligations under acts or dispositions based on this act.

(The Application for Permission to Act in the Special Protection Area)

Article 39(1)The application for the permission pursuant to the provision of Article 29, paragraph 8 of the Act shall be done by submitting the application form describing the following matters to the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor.

(i)The applicant's address and name (in the case of a corporation, the location of the principal office, the name and the name of the representative).

(ii)The type of action.

(iii)The purpose of action.

(iv)The place of action.

(v)The place of the action and the situation near it (In the case of cutting down wood bamboo, it includes the age of tree bamboo trying to fell, the number of trees, and the material.).

(vi)The method of enforcing the action (in the case of acts listed in each item of Article 2 of the Order, the method of that act).

(vii)The scheduled date of initiation and completion of action.

(2)The following materials must be attached to the application form set forth in the preceding paragraph pertaining to landfill or reclamation of water surface, logging of wood bamboo or installation of workpiece.

(i)The topographical map of more than 50,000 pieces that clarified the place of action.

(ii)The natural color photographs and other materials clarifying the place of the action and the situation in the vicinity.

(iii)The drawing that clarified how to implement the action.

(3)The Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor may ask the applicant under paragraph 1 to submit documents deemed to be necessary in addition to the application form prescribed in the same paragraph and the materials set forth in the preceding paragraph.

(Compensation Claim)

Article 40The request for compensation pursuant to the provision of Article 32, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be done by submitting the invoice containing the following matters to the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor.

(i)The address and name of the requester (in the case of a corporation, the location of the principal office, the name and the name of the representative).

(ii)The reason for the compensation claim.

(iii)The total amount of compensation demand and its breakdown.

(The Signage of Temporary Closed Hunting Area)

Article 41The necessary matters concerning the signs of the resting area as prescribed in Article 34, paragraph 6 of the Act and the criteria relating to the dimensions of signs set forth in paragraph 7 of the same Article shall be according to Form 11.

(The Trap of Specified Hunting Implements)

Article 41-2Traps prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 35, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be cunning, box trap made of iron reinforcing bar, box trap made of woods and enclosure trap.

(The Application for Approval of Capture in the Specific Hunting Use Restricted Area)

Article 42(1)The application for approval pursuant to the provision of Article 35, paragraph 4 of the Act shall be done by submitting the application form describing the following matters with a copy of the hunter's registration card to the prefectural governor.

(i)Applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth.

(ii)Types of specified hunting implements to be used.

(iii)The name of the specific hunting use restricted area for capture.

(iv)The date to capture.

(2)The prefectural governor may ask those who intend to apply for the preceding paragraph to submit documents deemed necessary in addition to the application form prescribed in the same paragraph.

(3)The form of the approval certificate set forth in Article 24, paragraph 5 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35, paragraph 12 of the Act shall be as set forth in Form 12.

(4)The application for re-issuance of approval certificate under the provision of Article 35, paragraph 8 of the Act shall be done by submitting the application form describing the following matters to the prefectural governor who gave the delivery.

(i)Applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth.

(ii)The number of the approval certificate.

(iii)Circumstances where the person has lost the approval certificate or the approval certificate has been lost.

(5)Those who received the approval certificate shall notify the prefectural governor who gave the delivery of the effect within two weeks in case of changing the name or the address.

(6)Those who received the approval certificate shall notify the prefectural governor who gave the delivery of the effect in writing without delay in case of losing this.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the application set forth in paragraph 4 has been made.

(7)The approval certificate must be returned to the prefectural governor who gave deliver in cases where it falls under Article 35, paragraph 10, item 1 or 2 of the Act, until the day that thirty days have passed, or in cases where it falls under item (iii) of said paragraph, as soon as possible.

(The Criteria Specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as Prescribed in Article 35, Paragraph 6 of the Act)

Article 43The criteria specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 35, paragraph 6 of the Act shall be the number obtained by dividing the number in case where the size of the area is expressed in hectares by twenty as for specific hunting use restricted area where the firearm designated as a specific type of hunting equipment.Provided, however, that the prefectural governor may not comply with this standard if it is deemed necessary due to the topography of the area or other reasons.

(Signage in Specific Hunting Prohibited Area)

Article 44The necessary matters concerning specific hunting prohibited area as stipulated in Article 34, paragraph 6 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35, paragraph 12 of the Act and the signage of specific hunting use restricted area, and the criteria relating to the dimensions of signs set forth in paragraph 7 of the same Article shall be as stated in Form 13 and Form 14 respectively.

(Hazard Hunting Methods)

Article 45The hunting methods specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment in Article 36 of the Act shall be the hunting method using gun, depression trap or traps that may cause serious harm to other people's life or body.

(The Application for Approval of Hazard Hunting Methods)

Article 46(1)The application for permission pursuant to the provision of Article 37, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be done by submitting the application form describing the following matters to the Minister of the Environment:

(i)The applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth.

(ii)The type of hazard hunting methods.

(iii)The reason why it must be based on the hazard hunting method in the previous issue.

(iv)The purpose, period and area to capture.

(v)The type and quantity of Wildlife to capture.

(vi)In case of trying to capture for the purpose of academic research, matters and methods of research.

(vii)Measures to prevent harm.

(viii)In case of trying to capture Wildlife using an anesthesia gun, the number of the permission concerning the permission by the provision of Article 4, paragraph 1 of the Firearms Swords and Possession Act Control Act that the applicant is currently receiving (Hereinafter referred to as "permission to possess" in this item.) and the date of issue (In case where persons other than those who received permission to possess perform anesthesia gunning under the supervision of persons who received permission to possess, including the number of certificate of notification of the person engaged in life-saving prescribed in Article 5, paragraph 2 of the Enforcement Rules for the Firearms Swords and Possession Act Control Act and the date of issue.) for the possession.

(2)The Minister of the Environment may ask those who intend to apply for the preceding paragraph to submit documents deemed necessary in addition to the application form prescribed in the same paragraph.

(3)The form of hazard hunting methods permit in Article 37, paragraph 6 of the Act shall be as stated in Form 15.

(4)The application for re-issuance of hazard hunting methods permit pursuant to the provision of Article 37, paragraph 7 of the Act shall be done by submitting the application form describing the following matters to the Minister of the Environment.

(i)The applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth.

(ii)The number of hazard hunting methods permit.

(iii)Circumstances where the person has lost the hazard hunting methods permit or the hazard hunting methods permit has been lost.

(5)Those who received grant of permission of danger hunting Act shall notify the Minister of the Environment of the effect within two weeks in case of changing the name or the address.

(6)Those who received grant of permission of danger hunting Act shall notify the Minister of the Environment of the effect in writing without delay in case of losing this.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the application set forth in paragraph 4 has been made.

(7)The permission of danger hunting Act must be returned to the Minister of the Environment in cases where it falls under Article 37, paragraph 9, item 1 or 2 of the Act, until the day that thirty days have passed, or in cases where it falls under item (iii) of said paragraph, as soon as possible.

(The Application for Permission of Anesthesia Gun in Residential Gathering Area)

Article 46-2(1)The application for permission pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 38-2 of the Act shall be done by submitting the application form describing the following matters to the prefectural governor:

(i)Applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth.

(ii)The name and the quantity of anesthetic to be used.

(iii)The reason why you must do anesthesia gunfire in the residential community areas.

(iv)The period and the area to capture.

(v)The type and the quantity of Wildlife to capture.

(vi)The measures to prevent harm.

(vii)With the possession of the anesthetic gun to be used, the permit number and the issuance date concerning the permission received by the applicant (Hereinafter referred to as "the permission to possess" in this item.) according to Article 4, paragraph 1 of the Firearms Swords and Possession Act Control Act actually (When persons other than those who received permission to possess conducts anesthesia gun under the supervision of those who received permission of possession, including the number of the certificate and the delivery date of those who engaged in life-saving stipulated in Article 5, paragraph 2 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Firearms Swords and Possession Act Control Act.).

(2)The prefectural governor may ask those who intend to apply for the preceding paragraph to submit documents deemed necessary in addition to the application form prescribed in the same paragraph.

(3)The form of the anesthesia gun license of Article 38-2, paragraph 6 of the Act shall be as stated in Form 15-2.

(4)The application for re-issuance of anesthesia gun license pursuant to the provision of Article 38-2, paragraph 7 of the Act shall be done by submitting the application form describing the following matters to the prefectural governor:

(i)The applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth.

(ii)The number of anesthetic gun permits.

(iii)The circumstances where the person has lost the anesthesia gun license or the anesthesia gun license has been lost.

(5)Those who received grant of anesthesia gun license shall notify the prefectural governor of the effect within two weeks in case of changing the name or the address.

(6)Those who received grant of anesthesia gun license shall notify the prefectural governor of the effect in writing without delay in case of losing this.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the application set forth in paragraph 4 has been made.

(7)The anesthesia gun license must be returned to the prefectural governor who gave the delivery in cases where it falls under Article 38-2, paragraph 9, item 1 or 2 of the Act, until the day that thirty days have passed, or in cases where it falls under item (iii) of said paragraph, as soon as possible.

(Disqualification Reason of Hunting License)

Article 47The illness stipulated by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment under item (ii) of Article 40 of the Act shall be as listed below:

(i)Schizophrenia.

(ii)Bipolar disorder (Including both manic psychosis and depressive psychosis).

(iii)Epilepsia (Excluding what is no fear of seizure recurring, what will not result in conscious disturbance even if the seizure recurs and what the attack recurs as long as the seizure is during sleep.).

(iv)In addition to what is listed in the preceding items (iii), diseases that present the symptom to discriminate the pros and cons of self-action, or to lose the ability to act according to that discrimination, or to decrease symptoms significantly.

(The Application for Hunting License)

Article 48(1)The application for hunting license under the provision of Article 41 of the Act shall be done by submitting the application form describing the following matters (Hereinafter referred to as "license application form.") to the prefectural governor.

(i)The applicant's address, name and date of birth.

(ii)The types of hunting licenses to receive.

(iii)The date on which the execution of that sentence is over, or when it is no longer subject to execution in case of the presence of being treated by more than the fine sentence by violating the act or the provisions of orders based on the act and in case where you have been sentenced to a penalty equal to or greater than a fine.

(iv)The type of hunting license pertaining to said cancellation, the name of the prefectural governor who canceled and the date of cancellation when the hunting license has been canceled pursuant to the provisions of Article 52, paragraph 1 of the Act.

(v)The number of the permit pertaining to said permission and the issuance date in case of those who intend to receive Type 1 fire gun license or Type 2 firearm license and in case where the applicant is currently receiving the permission under the provisions of Article 4, paragraph 1, item 1 of the Firearms Swords and Possession Act Control Act as to the possession of firearms.

(vi)The type of hunting license, the name of prefectural governor who gave the hunting license and the number of hunting certificate concerning the relevant hunting license and the date of issue in case where the applicant is currently receiving a different type of hunting license from the hunting license he is going to receive.

(vii)The effect in case where the applicant has submitted the license application form for hunting license of a different kind from the hunting license you are going to receive in one registration year (from April 16 of every year to the following April 15th, the same applies below), or the application form for renewal of the term of validity of hunting license pursuant to the provisions of Article 51, paragraph 1 of the Act (Hereinafter referred to as "license renewal application form.").

(2)The license application form set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be accompanied by the following documents:

(i)A copy of the permit pertaining to the permission in case where the applicant is currently receiving permission under the provisions of Article 4, paragraph 1, item 1 of Article 4 of the Firearms Swords and Possession Act Control Act.

(ii)The certificate by the doctor as to whether or not that person falls under Article 40, items 2 to 4 of the Act in case where the applicant does not currently receive the permission under the provisions of Article 4, paragraph 1, item (i) of the Firearms Swords and Possession Act Control Act.

(iii)One photograph of 3.0 centimeters in length, 2.4 centimeters in width, with no-hat, front, upper triangle, without background and being taken before the application and the name and shooting date on the reverse side.

(3)The form of the hunting license under Article 43 of the Act shall be as set forth in Form 16.

(4)The notification of changing in the description matter of hunting gift certificate pursuant to the provision of Article 46, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be done by submitting the notification form stating the following matters to the jurisdiction prefectural governor:

(i)The address, the name and the date of birth of the notification person before changing.

(ii)The type of hunting license and the number of hunting certificate and the date of issue.

(iii)Matters concerning the change.

(iv)The date of the change.

(v)The reason for the change.

(5)The application for re-issuance of hunting cancellation letter pursuant to the provision of Article 46, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be done by submitting the application form describing the following matters to the jurisdiction prefectural governor.

(i)The applicant's address, the name and the date of birth.

(ii)The number of hunting certificate and the issuance date.

(iii)Circumstances where the hunting dormitory has been lost, destroyed, contaminated, or damaged.

(The Notification of Changing the Address)

Article 49The jurisdiction prefectural governor shall inform the prefectural governor in the former address location of the effect without delay in case of receiving the notification of changing of the address under the provision of Article 46 paragraph 1 of the Act from the person who transferred the address from the area of another prefecture to the area under its jurisdiction.

(The Notification of Losing Hunting Gift Certificate)

Article 50Those who received grant of hunting gift certificate shall notify the prefectural governor who gave the delivery of the effect in writing without delay in case of losing hunting gift certificate.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the application under paragraph 5 of Article 48 has been made.

(The Hunting License Examination)

Article 51(1)The prefectural governor must conduct the hunting license examination at least once every registration year.

(2)The prefectural governor must announce publicly the place and the date of the license examination, the period of submission of the license application, and other necessary matters as to the hunting license examination conducted in the registration year (Excluding the license examination prescribed in the next paragraph.) as soon as possible after the registration year begins.

(3)As for the license examination concerning the person who falls under Article 49-2 of the Act (Hereinafter referred to as "not updater" in this paragraph.), the jurisdiction prefectural governor who received the license application shall announce publicly the place where the license examination is conducted and its due dates, and other necessary matters to the not updater in case where the not updater submits the license application pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 48 notwithstanding the provision of the preceding paragraph.

(The Aptitude Examination)

Article 52The examination on the necessary suitability for hunting as prescribed in Article 48 (i) of the Act (Hereinafter referred to as "suitability test.") shall be applied to the subjects listed in the upper column of the following table, and the acceptance criteria are as listed in the lower column of the same table respectively.

Subject	The acceptance criteria
Eyesight	(1) As for the aptitude examination on netting licenses or trap licenses, the eyesight shall be greater than or equal to 0.5 in both eyes (The visual acuity examined according to the universal formula trial force table, including orthodontic vision. The same as below.). However, with respect to those who are not able to see a single eye, the vision of the other eye is more than 150 degrees to the left and right, and the eyesight is 0.5 or more.
Eyesight	(2) As for the aptitude examination on Type 1 firearm licenses or 2nd type firearm licenses, the sight visual acuity shall be for both eyes 0.7 or more, and 0.3 or more for each eye. However, with respect to a person whose visual acuity is less than 0.3, or who is not able to see a single eye, the vision of the other eye shall be more than 150 degrees to the left and right and the eyesight is 0, 7 or more.
Hearing ability	Having the hearing ability to hear the sound of a nine-decibel horn at a distance of 10 meters (Including the hearing ability corrected by the hearing aid.).
Athletic ability	There shall be no obstacles to the limbs or trunk that may hinder hunting safely. However, for those with impaired limbs or trunks that may hinder hunting safely, it shall be recognized that there is no risk of interfering with hunting by taking auxiliary measures according to the state of the person's body.

(The Proficiency Examination)

Article 53(1)The examination concerning the necessary skills for hunting as prescribed in Article 48, item 2 of the Act (Hereinafter referred to as "skill test.") shall be carried out on the subjects listed in the lower column of the same table depending on the type of hunting license listed in the top column of the next table.

Types of hunting licenses	Task
Netting licenses	(1) To judge whether to use the hunting tool by watching hunting equipment other than firearms and traps.
	(2) To install one of the nets listed in Article 2, item 2.
	(3) To instantly determine wildlife by watching a drawing of wildlife, a photograph, or a buckwheat.
Trap licenses	(1) To judge whether to use the trap by seeing the trap.
	(2) To install one of the traps listed in Article 2, item 3.
	(3) To instantly determine animal by watching a drawing of animal, a photograph, or a buckwheat.
Type 1 firearming license	(1) To inspect, disassemble and combine the imitation gun (Things simulating a firearm other than an air gun. The same from the next issue until the fourth.).
	(2) To load imitation bullets into imitation gun and to unwrap imitation bullets after taking a shooting posture.
	(3) To hold, carry, and deliver firearms in the case of acting with two or more people, using imitation guns.
	(4) To do the operation of the necessary firearms with a simulated gun during a break.
	(5) To compress things that imitate an air gun, and to take a shooting posture after loading operation without bullets.
	(6) To measure the distance.
	(7) To instantly determine wildlife by watching a drawing of wildlife, a photograph, or a buckwheat.
Type 2 firearming license	(1) To compress things that imitate an air gun, take a shooting posture after loading operation without bullets.
	(2) To measure the distance.
	(3) To instantly determine wildlife by watching a drawing of wildlife, a photograph, or a buckwheat.

(2)Scoring for the proficiency test shall be done by the penalty-based scoring method, and the acceptance criterion shall be the score of more than seventy percent.

(The Knowledge Examination)

Article 54The examination for the necessary knowledge on hunting as prescribed in Article 48, item 3 of the Act (Hereinafter referred to as "knowledge test.") shall be conducted concerning the Act as to protection and control of wildlife and the optimization of hunting, hunting equipment, Wildlife, and protection and control of Wildlife by the written test of description formulas, alternative formulas or errata, whose acceptance criterion shall be a score of more than seventy percent.

(The Order of the Examination)

Article 55(1)The prefectural governor shall perform the aptitude examination and the knowledge test before the skill test in case of conducting the license test, and for those who did not pass either the aptitude test or the knowledge test, other tests shall not be conducted.

(2)In case where the prefectural governor conducts the license test on two or more kinds of hunting licenses, when the aptitude examination on Type 1 firearming license or Type 2 firearming license is conducted for those who take a license test related to two or more types of hunting licenses among these license tests, a suitability test concerning on the type of hunting license other than the relevant hunting license for those concerned shall be deemed to have been performed.

(3)In case where the prefectural governor conducts the license test on two or more kinds of hunting licenses, when the aptitude examination on a netting license and a trap hunting license is conducted for those who take a license test related to a netting license and a trap hunting license among these license tests, a suitability test concerning on the type of hunting license other than the relevant hunting license for those concerned shall be deemed to have been performed.

(The Exemption of Examination)

Article 56(1)The jurisdiction prefectural governor shall exempt knowledge tests (excluding those pertaining to hunting equipment) when the applicant for hunting license is a person falling under Article 49, item 1 of the Act, and exempt skill test and knowledge test when the person falls under item 2 of said Article within one month from the day when the grounds of the same issue ceased with a document stating that the person falls under the same item and a document evidencing the day when the reason for that item ceased only when submitting a license application.

(2)The unavoidable reasons specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 49, item 2 of the Act shall be the following reasons:

(i)Traveling abroad.

(ii)Being sick or injured.

(iii)The freedom of the body was bound by the regulations of act.

(iv)The unavoidable emergency service has occurred in social customs or business execution.

(The Notification of Prohibition of Examination on License Examination)

Article 57When the jurisdiction prefectural governor prohibits examination of a license examination pursuant to the provision of Article 50, paragraph 3 of the Act, the effect shall be notified the Minister of the Environment of the following matters without delay:

(i)The address, name and date of birth of the person pertaining to the prohibition.

(ii)The date and the reason for the prohibition.

(iii)The period of the prohibition.

(The License Renewal Application Form)

Article 58(1)The application for license renewal set forth in Article 51, paragraph 1 of the Act shall state the following matters:

(i)The applicant's address, name and date of birth.

(ii)The type of hunting license to be renewed, the name of the prefectural governor who gave the hunting license and the number of the hunting license for the relevant hunting license and the date of issue.

(iii)In case of the person who intends to undergo renewal of the Type 1 firearming license or the Type 2 firearming license and the applicant in possession of firearms actually under the provisions of Article 4, paragraph 1 item 1 of the Firearms Swords and Possession Act Control Act, the number of the permit pertaining to said permission and the issuance date.

(iv)In case where the applicant for renewal has submitted a license application or a license renewal application for a different type of hunting license to receive in one registration year, that effect.

(2)The provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 48 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a license renewal application.

(The Aptitude Test)

Article 59(1)The jurisdiction prefectural governor must conduct the suitability test under Article 51, paragraph 2 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "aptitude test") for those who intend to receive the renewal of a hunting license whose valid period expires in the registration year at least once per registration year.

(2)The provisions of Article 51, paragraph 2, Article 52 and Article 55, paragraphs 2 and 3 shall apply mutatis mutandis to suitability inspection.In this case, the term "license application form" in Article 51, paragraph 2 shall be read over by "license renewal application form", the term "license examination" in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 55 shall be read over by "aptitude test", and the term "license test" shall be read over by "aptitude test."

(How to Confirm the Suitability Necessary for Hunting)

Article 59-2The method prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment prescribed in the proviso of Article 51, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be the attachment of the document stating the following matters prepared by Certified Wildlife Capture Program Implementers to the application for renewal of the hunting license, and to confirm the contents:

(i)The name of the target business person.

(ii)The date on which confirmation of suitability is confirmed.

(iii)The methods that confirmed suitability and results.

(The Renewal of Hunting License)

Article 60(1)The jurisdiction prefectural governor shall renew the relevant hunting license pursuant to the provision of Article 51, paragraph 3 of the Act on the day after the expiration date of the valid period of the hunting license.

(2)The jurisdiction prefectural governor may update a hunting license whose valid term has expired and the type of hunting license other than the hunting license for which the applicable term has expired on the day after the expiration date of one of the hunting licenses in case where a person who is receiving two or more hunting licenses of the different types and day of validity period is going to receive the renewal of the relevant hunting license notwithstanding the provision of the preceding paragraph.In this case, the validity period of the type of hunting license other than the hunting license whose validity period has expired shall be three years from the date of renewal.

(3)The jurisdiction prefectural governor shall issue the new hunting certificate in exchange for the hunting diploma that the applicant currently has in case of finding that it is not hindrance for a person applying for renewal of hunting license to hunt , judging from the result of the aptitude test or the result of confirmation under the proviso of Article 51, paragraph 2 of the Act.

(4)The jurisdiction prefectural governor shall write down the effect on the hunting diploma newly issued pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph in case where the effectiveness of a hunting license for the renewal is suspended pursuant to the provisions of Article 52, paragraph 2 of the Act.

(The Lecture)

Article 61(1)The jurisdiction prefectural governor shall conduct the lecture of three hours or more concerning the Act as to protection and control of wildlife and the optimization of hunting, hunting equipment, Wildlife, and protection and control of Wildlife for those who intend to receive renewal of hunting license pursuant to the provision of Article 51, paragraph 4 of the Act.

(2)The lecture described in the preceding paragraph shall be conducted in conjunction with the aptitude test.

(The Notice of Violation)

Article 62(1)The prefectural governor other than the jurisdiction prefectural governor shall notify the jurisdiction prefectural governor of the following matters without delay in case where the person who received the hunting license performs an act in violation of the act or the order based on the provisions of the act:

(i)The address, name and date of birth of offender.

(ii)The type of hunting license that the offender receives and the number of the hunting license for the relevant hunting license and the date of issue.

(iii)The content of the violation.

(2)The jurisdiction prefectural governor shall notify the Minister of the Environment of the following matters without delay in case of canceling or stopping a hunting license pursuant to the provision of Article 52, paragraph 2 of the Act:

(i)The address, name and date of birth of the person pertaining to said cancellation or suspension.

(ii)The date of the revocation or suspension and reasons therefor.

(iii)The type of hunting license pertaining to said cancellation or suspension.

(The Statement of Suspended Effectiveness of Hunting License)

Article 63Those who received a hunting diploma must obtain a statement to that effect in the hunting dormitory by submitting a hunting diploma to the jurisdiction prefectural governor in case where the effectiveness of the hunting license is suspended pursuant to the provisions of Article 52, paragraph 2 of the Act.

(Returning Hunting Diploma)

Article 64The hunting certificate must be returned to the jurisdiction prefectural governor, in cases where it falls under Article 54, item 1 or 2 of the Act, until the day that thirty days have passed, or in cases where it falls under item (iii) of said Article, as soon as possible.

(The Application for Hunter Registration)

Article 65(1)Matters specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 56, item (iv) of the Act shall be the following matters:

(i)The name of the prefectural governor who gave the hunting license to receive registration and the number of the hunting license for the relevant hunting license and the date of issue.

(ii)The applicant's occupation.

(iii)Types of hunting equipment to be used.

(iv)In case where the effectiveness of a hunting license to obtain hunter registration is sometimes suspended pursuant to the provision of Article 52, paragraph 2 of the Act, the period.

(v)In case of those who intend to undergo registrations pertaining to Type 1 firearming license or Type 2 firearming license, and in case where the applicant for possession of firearms is actually receiving permission under the provisions of Article 4, paragraph 1, item 1 of Article 4 of the Firearms Swords and Possession Act Control Act, the number of permit pertaining to said permission and issuance date.

(vi)Requirements of Article 67 provided by the applicant.

(vii)In case of the person ((The person who got the permission for capture within one year before application, about the most recent hunting period of all the hunting periods subject to application (Hereinafter referred to as "this application" in this item and the next item.) for hunter registration, in case of hunter registration (Hereinafter referred to as "the corresponding registration of No. 7 in the most recent period" in this item and the next item.) as a person falling under the provisions of this item or hunter registration (Hereinafter referred to as "Registration No. 8 of the latest period" in this item and the next item.) as a person falling under the provisions of the next item, from the date of submitting the application form prescribed in Article 56 of the Act (Hereinafter referred to simply as "application form" in this item and the next item.) as to Registration No. 7 of the most recent period, or from the date of submitting the application form for the applicable registration No. 8 of the latest period, whichever is later to the day before the date of submitting the application concerning this application.)) who obtained the permission under Article 9, paragraph 1 of the Act (Regarding the capture of Wildlife for the purpose of controlling Wildlife, limited to those which cover the area covered by the registered prefectural governor. Hereinafter the same in this paragraph.) within one year before the application and has taken a capture pertaining to the permission (Hereinafter referred to as "Permitted Capture" in this item and item 3 of the next paragraph.), the effect.

(viii)As a worker (Limited to workers engaged in workers' certificates (Including the case where it is applied in accordance with the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph 9 of the Act.) issued pursuant to Article 9, paragraph 8 of the Act (Hereinafter referred to simply as "worker's certificate in this paragraph and the next paragraph.) and not falling under the next item. The same shall apply in item 4 of the next paragraph.) of those (Includes those who were deemed to have obtained permission under Article 9, paragraph 1 of the Act pursuant to the provision of Article 14-2, paragraph 9 of the Act. The same in the next issue.) who obtained (Hereinafter referred to as "engaged in permission capture." in this issue.) permission under Article 9, paragraph 1 of the Act within one year prior to the application, in case of a person engaged in capturing wildlife, the effect (Those who engaged in permission capture within one year before application, in case of the relevant registration of item 7 of the most recent period or the corresponding registration of item 8 of the latest period, from the date of submitting the application form for the applicable registration No. 7 of the latest period, or the date of submitting the application form for the applicable registration No. 8 of the latest period , whichever is later to the day before the date of submitting the application for this application.).

(ix)As captured workers of Certified Wildlife Capture Program Implementers with a worker pertaining to a worker's certificate pertaining Certified Wildlife Capture Program Implementers (Limited to those who received permission under Article 9, paragraph 1 of the Act.) within the registration area under the jurisdiction prefectural governor's control within one year before the application, in case of those who engaged in the capture of wildlife conducted as Certified Wildlife Capture Program Implementers by the said Certified Wildlife Capture Program, the effect.

(2)The application form set forth in Article 56 of the Act shall be accompanied by the following documents:

(i)A document evidencing that the applicant has the requirement prescribed in item (vi) of the preceding paragraph.

(ii)One photograph of 3.0 centimeters in length, 2.4 centimeters in width, with no-hat, front, upper triangle, without background and being taken before the application and the name and shooting date on the reverse side.

(iii)As for the person who falls under the provisions of item 7 of the preceding paragraph, a copy of the permit issued under Article 9, paragraph 7 of the Act pertaining to permitted capture, or a written document equivalent to this, and documents that describe the report under Article 9, paragraph 3 of the Act pertaining to said permission capture or a written document equivalent to this.

(iv)As for the person who falls under the provisions of item 8 of the preceding paragraph, a copy of employee's card or a written document equivalent to this and the places engaged in capture as a result of capture wildlife engaged as workers, the number of members by the type of wildlife that were captured and documents that outline the treatment, or documents equivalent to this.

(v)As for the person who falls under the provision of item 9 of the preceding paragraph, a copy of certificate concerning the certification which the Certified Wildlife Capture Program Implementers received as the capture worker, the certificate created by Form No. 16-2 (Meaning that a document evidencing that the Certified Wildlife Capture Program Implementer is the capture worker of the applicant.), documents evidencing capture of wildlife as Certified Wildlife Capture Program Implementers by the said Certified Wildlife Capture Program within one year before the application within the registration area under the jurisdiction prefectural governor's control and a photocopy of the employee certificate pertaining to the capture of the said wildlife or a written document equivalent to this.

(3)The registered prefectural governor may ask the person to show or submit the materials whether the person is actually receiving a hunting license and whether it is necessary for confirming the effect in addition to the material set forth in the preceding paragraph if there is an application for registration from a person who does not have an address within the jurisdictional area.

(4)Those who received grant of hunting gift certificate may request reissuance of the hunting gift certificate pursuant to the provision of Article 46, paragraph 2 of the Act in case where it is deemed necessary for receiving prefectural governors other than the jurisdiction prefectural governor.

(5)The forms of the hunter registry certificate and hunter insignia under Article 60 of the Act shall be as stated in Form 17 and Form 18, respectively.

(6)The application for changing registration pursuant to the provisions of Article 61 paragraph 2 of the Act shall be made by submitting the application form describing the matters listed below to the registered prefectural governor:

(i)The applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth.

(ii)The number of hunter registry certificate and issuance date.

(iii)The matters to change.

(7)Two photographs of 3.0 centimeters in length, 2.4 centimeters in width, with no-hat, front, upper triangle, without background and being taken before the application and the name and shooting date on the reverse side must be attached to the application form referred to in the preceding paragraph.

(8)The notification pursuant to the provision of Article 61, paragraph 4 of the Act shall be made by filing the notification form stating the following matters to the registered prefectural governor.

(i)The applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth.

(ii)The number of hunter registry certificate and issuance date.

(iii)The matters to change.

(iv)The date to change.

(v)The reason of changing.

(9)The application for re-issuance of hunter's registration card or hunter's insignia pursuant to the provision of Article 61, paragraph 5 of the Act shall be done by submitting the following matters to the registered prefectural governor.

(i)The applicant's address, name, occupation and date of birth.

(ii)The number of hunter's certificate or hunter's insignia and date of issue.

(iii)Circumstances where the hunter's certificate of registration or hunter's insignia was lost, destroyed, soiled, or damaged.

(10)Those who received grant of hunter's certificate or hunter's insignia shall notify the registered prefectural governor who gave the delivery of the effect in writing without delay in case of losing.Provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the application set forth in the preceding paragraph has been made.

(11)Hunter's registration card or hunter's insignia (It shall be limited to the hunter's registration card in case where it falls under item (ii) of Article 65 of the Act.) must be returned to the registered prefectural governor in cases where it falls under Article 65, item 1 or 2 of the Act, until the day that thirty days have passed, or in cases where it falls under item (iii) of said paragraph, as soon as possible.

(12)Person who has obtained a registration pertaining to the distinction set forth in item 1 of paragraph 3 of the next article must instantly return the hunter's registration certificate and hunter's insignia pertaining to said registration to the registered prefectural governor who gave the delivery in case where the registration pertaining to the distinction listed in item 2 of said paragraph within the same registration year has already been received as to the hunting license pertaining to the registration.

(13)Report according to the provision of Article 66 of the Act shall be included places where wildlife were captured and the number of members by types of wildlife to be captured (It shall include those pertaining to the hunter' s registry certificate returned in case where a person who has returned the hunter 's certificate of registration pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.).

(How to Register Hunters)

Article 66(1)Hunter's registration shall be done by types of hunting license, by places for hunting or whether or not person falls under any of the provisions of item 7, item 8 or item 9 of paragraph 1 of the preceding article.

(2)Hunter's registration concerning Type 2 firearming license shall be done notwithstanding the provision of the preceding paragraph when a person who received Type 1 firearming license captures game species by a hunting method using an air gun.Provided, however, that this shall not apply in case of hunting wildlife being captured by hunting methods using charger guns and air guns at the place where the person receiving Type 1 firearming license concerned the hunter registration.

(3)The distinction of the place to hunt in paragraph 1 shall be as follows:

(i)All of the prefecture's area.

(ii)The area of the release poultry hunting area out of the prefecture's area.

(4)The registered prefectural governor shall register the name of prefectural governor who gave a hunting license pertaining to application for hunter registration in addition to matters listed in each item of Article 57, paragraph 1 of the Act.

(Requirements for Prevention of Harm Caused by Hunting or Compensation for Damages)

Article 67(1)The requirements pertaining to hazard prevention specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 58, item 3 of the Act shall be subject to hunter registration in accordance with the appropriate classification under paragraph 1 of the preceding Article.

(2)The requirements pertaining to compensation for damages specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 58, item 3 of the Act shall fall under any of the following items:

(i)The property insurance company shall be an insured person of a non-life insurance contract which is about to compensate for damages (Limited to thing pertaining to damages incurred by liability for legal damages caused by harm to the life or body of another person due to an accident resulting from hunting and whose insurance amount is 30 million yen or more.).

(ii)To have capital credit equivalent to the previous issue.

(Distribution of Drawings of Areas such as Wildlife Protection Area)

Article 68The registered prefectural governor shall issue drawings to clarify designated hunting prohibited area, wildlife protection area, temporary closed hunting area, certain hunting equipment prohibited area, certain hunting equipment restricted area and game hunting area in its jurisdictional area and the other necessary matters in case of hunter's registration.

(Form)

Article 69The form of the drawing showing wildlife protection area in the preceding Article shall be as set forth in Form 19.

(Matters to Be Displayed for Each Hunting Implements)

Article 70(1)The matters specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 62, paragraph 3 of the Act shall be the prefectural governor's name, registration year and registration number stated in the hunter's certificate.

(2)The items set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be written in signs made of metal or plastic with letters with a single character size of 1 cm or more in length and 1 cm or more in width.

(Notice of Registration)

Article 71(1)The notice under the provisions of Article 67, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be carried out on matters listed in each item of Article 56 of the Act without delay after the date of registration.

(2)Notice under the provision of Article 67, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be done promptly as to the address and name of said person, type of hunting license of the said person, the number of hunting certificate concerning the relevant hunting license and date of issue, the date when the effect for canceling the registration occurred and the reason after the date on which the reason for deleting the registration occurred.

(Procurement of Game Hunting Area)

Article 72(1)The application for approval pursuant to the provision of Article 68, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be done by attaching regulation of hunting area control, topographic map of more than 25,000 parts showing the area and location of the game hunting area, documents certifying the consent of Article 69 of the Act and documents describing the budget concerning setting of game hunting area to application form describing the following matters and by submitting this to the prefectural governor.

(i)In case of commissioning office work concerning area by land area of land to be incorporated into the area of the hunting area and water surface area, and wildlife habitat on the land and water surface, and maintenance of game hunting area, the effect.

(ii)Business plan for registration year to which the set date belongs and establishment of protective facilities for hunting wildlife in the following registration year, artificial growth of hunting game species or delinquent animal.

(iii)Monthly hunters (By type of hunting license pertaining to hunter registration) of hunting period (In cases where it is limited by the provisions of Article 11, paragraph 2 of the Act or where it is extended pursuant to the provision of Article 14, paragraph 2 of the Act, the period.) and expected number of wildlife to be captured by type.

(2)The prefectural governor may ask the person who intends to apply as set forth in the preceding paragraph to submit the application form and the documents prescribed in the same paragraph in addition to the documents deemed to be necessary.

(3)The application for approval under Article 68, paragraph 1 of the Act relating to suspension of hunting in game hunting area shall be made by submitting a document stating the grounds to the prefectural governor.

(Public Notice Concerning Game Hunting Area)

Article 73(1)Matters specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 70, paragraph 1 of the Act shall be the name of setting game hunting area, the location of the office and the approval fee for hunting.

(2)The prefectural governor shall publicly notify the details of the change when there is a change in the matters prescribed in Article 70, paragraph 1 of the Act.

(Sign of Game Hunting Area)

Article 74The sign of the hunted area as prescribed in Article 70, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be as stated in item 20.

(Regulation of Hunting Area Control)

Article 75Matters that have to be prescribed in the hunting area administration regulations pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, item 8 of the Order shall be as follows:

(i)Matters concerning installation of facilities necessary for habitat and breeding of game species.

(ii)Matters concerning artificial growth or releasing wildlife.

(iii)Matters concerning the designation of areas where hunting is prohibited.

(iv)Matters concerning restrictions on the number to capture.

(v)Matters concerning restrictions on hunting act or hunting equipment.

(vi)Matters concerning compensation for losses by wildlife in the hunting area.

(Report on Business in Game Hunting Area)

Article 76(1)The setter of game hunting area must submit to the prefectural governor by attaching the business report for the registration year and the business plan document for the next registration year concerning establishment of facilities necessary for habitat and breeding of game species and artificial proliferation of game species or releasing wildlife to transcript on the progress of game hunting area that states the following matters in the registration year within 30 days after every registration year.

(i)Days of opening days.

(ii)The number of hunting applicants and the number of hounds.

(iii)The number to capture wildlife by type.

(2)The setter of game hunting area must report the effect to the prefectural governor by attaching a copy of the consignment contract pertaining to said consignment without delay in case of commissioning office works concerning maintenance and control of the hunting area pursuant to the provisions of Article 73, paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of the Act.

(Form of Certificate)

Article 77The form of the certificate set forth in Article 75, paragraph 5 of the Act and Article 77, paragraph 2 of the Act shall be as stated in Form 21 and Form 22, respectively.

(Wildlife to be excluded from Act)

Article 78(1)Among wildlife specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 80, paragraph 1 of the Act, wildlife that may have serious obstacles to the maintenance of environmental health shall be wildlife listed in the following table.

Family name	Species name
Animal Kingdom
Mammalia
Mouse order
Mouse family	Rat Rats (Ratus Norbegix)
	Rat Rat (Ratus Ratus)
	Mus musculus (Mus Musculus)
Note:
The name written in parentheses after the species name is the scientific name.

(2)Among wildlife specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment as prescribed in Article 80, paragraph 1 of the Act, wildlife that are appropriately protected or controlled for capturing by other acts and regulations shall be marine mammals other than wildlife listed in the following table.

Family name	Species name
Animal Kingdom
Mammalia
(1) Cat order
Sea Lion family	Japanese Sea Lion (Zaloffs Yaponics)
Seals family	Zenigata Seals (Foca Viturina)
	Goma Seal (Foca Larga)
	Hamon Seal (Foca Hispida)
	Cracket Seal (History Foca Fasita)
	Ago beard Seal (Ernatus Barbatus)
(2) Marine order
Dugong family	Dugong (Dugong Dugon)
Note:
The name written in parentheses after the species name is the scientific name.

(Public Hearing)

Article 79(1)The Minister of the Environment shall announce publicly date and time, places and cases where you want to hear opinions at public hearings and inform those who find it necessary to hear opinions on the matter (Hereinafter referred to as "officials" in this Article.) of the effect pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, paragraph 10 of the Act (Including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 12, paragraph 6 of the Act.) and Article 28, paragraph 6 of the Act (Including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 29, paragraph 4 of the Act.) in case of holding public hearing.

(2)The public notice set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be made by the Official Gazette at least three weeks prior to the date of the public hearing.

(3)The official who received the notice under paragraph 1 must submit a document stating the summary of the opinion and reasons for the project to hear at the public hearing one week before the date of the hearing to the Minister of the Environment.

(4)The public hearing shall be presided over by the Minister of the Environment or the person nominated by the Minister as chairperson.

(5)In the public hearing, first of all, the chairperson must make those who have objections to the projects to be heard among public officials state the summary and reasons for the objection.Provided, however, that if the person is not present, the chairperson can substitute the statement with a recitation of the written opinion of the third paragraph submitted.

(6)The official must obtain permission from the chairperson in case of intending to make a statement.

(7)The chairperson may allow those who are listening to the public hearing when particularly necessary.

(8)The remarks of the officials and those who are allowed to speak must not exceed the scope of the matter to hear their opinions.

(9)When an official and those who are allowed to speak uttered beyond the scope of the preceding paragraph or there was an inappropriate behavior, the chairperson may prohibit the remark or order the exit.

(10)When it is necessary to maintain order of hearing, the chairperson may make the person who hindered the order or did a disturbing behavior exit.

(11)The chairperson must prepare a record stating important matters concerning the progress of the public hearing without delay after the completion of the public hearing and sign and seal it.

(Delegation of Authority)

Article 80Among the authorities of the Minister of the Environment prescribed in the act and this Ordinance of the Ministry, the following items shall be delegated to the Director of Regional Environmental Office.

(i)Authority prescribed in Article 7, paragraph 6 of the Act (Including the case where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 7-2, paragraph 3 of the Act and Article 14-2, paragraph 4 of the Act.).

(ii)Authority prescribed in Article 7, paragraph 5 and paragraph 7 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 7-3, paragraph 4 of the Act and paragraph 5 of said Article (Including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 7-4, paragraph 3 of the Act.).

(iii)Authority prescribed in Article 7, paragraph 5 and paragraph 7 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 7-4, paragraph 3 of the Act.

(iv)Authority prescribed in Article 9, paragraph 1, 2, 4 (Including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15, paragraph 1 of the Act.), paragraph 5, 7 (Including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15, paragraph 1 of the Act.), paragraph 8 (Excluding the part pertaining to the designation of a juridical person prescribed in said paragraph.), paragraph 9, 11 and 13 of the Act.

(v)Authority prescribed in Article 10, paragraph 1 and 2 of the Act (Including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15, paragraph 1 of the Act.).

(vi)Authority prescribed in Article 14-2, paragraph 3 of the Act.

(vii)Authority prescribed in Article 15, paragraph 4, paragraph 6, paragraph 7, paragraph 9 and paragraph 10 of the Act.

(viii)Authority prescribed in Article 25, paragraph 2 and paragraphs 4 to 7 of the Act.

(ix)Authority prescribed in Article 26, paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 of the Act.

(x)Authority prescribed in Article 28-2, paragraph 5 of the Act.

(xi)Authority prescribed in Article 29, paragraphs 7 (Limited to the part pertaining to the permission prescribed in that paragraph.), paragraph 8 and paragraph 10 of the Act.

(xii)Authority prescribed in Article 30, paragraphs 1 to 3 of the Act.

(xiii)Authority prescribed in Article 31, paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of the Act.

(xiv)Authority prescribed in Article 37, paragraph 1, paragraph 2, paragraph 4 to paragraph 7 and paragraph 9 to paragraph 11 of the Act.

(xv)Authority prescribed in Article 75, paragraphs 1 to paragraph 3 of the Act.

(xvi)Authority prescribed in Article 75-2 of the Act.

(xvii)Authority prescribed in Article 7, paragraph 3, paragraph 8 and paragraphs 11 to paragraph 14.

(xviii)Authority prescribed in Article 11-2, paragraph 2, paragraph 4, paragraph 5, paragraph 7, paragraph 9 and paragraph 10.

(xix)Authority prescribed in Article 15, paragraph 3, paragraph 6, and paragraph 7.

(xx)Authority prescribed in Article 26, paragraph 5 and paragraph 6.

(xxi)Authority prescribed in Article 29-6, paragraph 1.

(xxii)Authority prescribed in Article 38, paragraph 4, item (i).

(xxiii)Authority prescribed in Article 39, paragraph 3.

(xxiv)Authority prescribed in Article 46, paragraph 2, paragraph 5 and paragraph 6.

Supplementary Provisions[Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into effect as from the date of enforcement of the Act (April 16, 2003).

(Transitional Measures Concerning Prohibition or Restriction)

Article 2(1)Prohibition or restriction being done by the prefectural governor upon enforcement of the act, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1-5, paragraph 5 of the Act on Wildlife Protection and Hunting (Hereinafter referred to as "old act") before revision shall be deemed to be prohibition or restriction made by the prefectural governor pursuant to the provision of Article 12, paragraph 2 of the Act.

(2)At the time of the enforcement of the Act, prohibition or restriction actually by the prefectural governor under Article 1-6, paragraph 1 of the Old Act shall be deemed to be cancellation of all or part of the prohibition or restriction made by the prefectural governor pursuant to the provision of Article 14, paragraph 2 of the Act pursuant to the provision of Article 12, paragraph 1 of the Act conducted by the Minister of the Environment.

(Transitional Measures Concerning the Period to Capture Game Species)

Article 3At the time of the enforcement of the act, the expansion of the hunting period actually by the prefectural governor under the provisions of Article 8-3, paragraph 7 of the Old Act shall be deemed to be an extension of the hunting period by the prefectural governor pursuant to the provision of Article 14, paragraph 1 of the Act.

(Transitional Measures Concerning the Corporation Pertaining to the Employee Certificate)

Article 4At the time of enforcement of the act, legal entities actually established by the Minister of the Environment pursuant to the provision of Article 12, paragraph 3 of the Old Act shall be deemed to be legal entities established by the Minister of the Environment pursuant to the provision of Article 9, paragraph 8 of the Act.

(Transitional Measures Concerning Corporations Engaged in Business Related to Hunting)

Article 5At the time of enforcement of this Ministerial Order, the legal entity actually designated by the Minister of the Environment under the provisions of Article 18, item 1 of the Act on Wildlife Protection and Hunting (Hereinafter referred to as "old regulation".) before the revision shall be deemed to be legal entities designated by the Minister of the Environment pursuant to the provision of Article 67, item 1.

(Transitional Measures Concerning Wildlife Protection Area)

Article 6(1)Upon the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor's notice under the provisions of Article 20 of the Old Regulation (Including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 21 of the Old Regulation.) shall be deemed to be the public announce by the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph 2 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28, paragraph 9 or paragraph 10 of the Act or Article 29, paragraph 4 or paragraph 5 of the Act.

(2)Upon the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the public notice made by the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor in accordance with the provisions of Article 22 of the Old Regulation shall be deemed to be an advertisement made by the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor pursuant to the provisions of Article 36.

(3)At the time of enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the signs established by the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor in accordance with the provisions of Article 23 of the Old Regulation shall be deemed as a sign established by the Minister of the Environment or the prefectural governor pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph 13 or Article 37, paragraph 1 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28, paragraph 9 of or Article 29, paragraph 4 of the Act.

(Transitional Measures Concerning Temporary Closed Hunting Area)

Article 7(1)At the time of enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the public notice that the prefectural governor actually conducts pursuant to the provisions of Article 26 of the Old Regulation shall be deemed to be the public notice made by the prefectural governor pursuant to the provision of Article 34, paragraph 3 of the Act.

(2)At the time of enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the sign that the prefectural governor actually established pursuant to the provisions of Article 26 of the Old Regulation shall be deemed to be the sign established by the prefectural governor pursuant to the provision of Article 34, paragraph 5 of the Act.

(Transitional Measures Concerning Gunning Prohibited Areas and Gunning Restricted Areas)

Article 8(1)Upon the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the public notice made by the prefectural governor pursuant to the provisions of Article 26 of the Old Regulations as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27 of the Old Regulations shall be deemed to be the public notice made by a prefectural governor pursuant to the provision of Article 34, paragraph 3 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35, paragraph 12 of the Act.

(2)At the time of enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the signs established by the prefectural governor pursuant to the provision of Article 26 of the Old Regulations as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27 of the Old Regulations shall be deemed to be a sign established by the prefectural governor pursuant to the provisions of Article 34, paragraph 5 of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35, paragraph 12 of the Act.

Supplementary Provisions[March 26, 2004, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 5]

This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into force as from April 1, 2004.

Supplementary Provisions[April 16, 2004, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 14]

This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into effect as from the day of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions[March 29, 2005, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 8]

This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into effect as from the date of enforcement of the Act to revise a part of Cultural Property Protection Act (April 1, 2005).

Supplementary Provisions[September 20, 2005, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 20]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into effect as from October 1, 2005.

(Transitional Measures Concerning Disposal and Application)

Article 2(1)Prior to the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, registration, other dispositions, notifications and other acts by the Minister of the Environment pursuant to the provisions of acts and regulations (Limited to those pertaining to the authority delegated to the Director of Regional Environmental Office by the provisions of each ministerial ordinance after amendment by this Ordinance of the Ministry. Hereinafter referred to as "disposition.") shall be deemed to be a disposal made by the substantial director of regional environmental office. Prior to the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, applications, notifications and other acts made to the Minister of the Environment pursuant to the provisions of acts and regulations (Limited to those pertaining to the authority delegated to the Director of Regional Environmental Office by the provisions of each Ordinance of the Ministry after amendment by this Ordinance of the Ministry. Hereinafter referred to as "application.") shall be deemed to be an application made to the substantial director of regional environmental office.

(2)Matters that must be reported, notified and submitted or need other procedures to the Minister of the Environment pursuant to the provisions of acts prior to the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry (Limited to those pertaining to the authority delegated to the Director of Regional Environmental Office by the provisions of each Ordinance of the Ministry after amendment by this Ordinance of the Ministry.) with those procedures that have not been done before the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry shall be applied the provisions of the said act as those without procedures which must be reported, notified, submitted or need other procedures to the Director of the Regional Environmental Office pursuant to the provisions of the said act.

(Transitional Measures Concerning Penalties)

Article 3With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Supplementary Provisions[March 17, 2006, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 8]

This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into effect as from the day of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions[January 29, 2007, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 3]

This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into effect as from the date of enforcement of the Act (April 16, 2007) on the Protection and Control of Wildlife and Act on the Optimization of Hunting (Act No. 67 of 2006).

Supplementary Provisions[May 25, 2007, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 12]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into force as from June 1, 2007.

(Transitional Measures)

Article 2With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Supplementary Provisions[February 21, 2008, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 2]

This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into force as from February 21, 2008.

Supplementary Provisions[February 21, 2008, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 16][Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into force as from February 1, 2008.

Supplementary Provisions[March 31, 2009, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 2]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into force as from April 16, 2009.

(Transitional Measures)

Article 2With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Supplementary Provisions[March 29, 2010, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 4][Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into effect as from the day of enforcement of the Act (April 1, 2010) which revises part of the Natural Park Act and the Natural Environment Conservation Act (Act No. 47 of 2009).

Supplementary Provisions[May 30, 2010, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 10]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into effect as from the day of promulgation.

(Transitional Measures)

Article 2(1)Requirements for compensation for damages caused by hunting shall be a mentor in the field of the general incorporated institution or the general incorporated foundation whose fields are related with hunting for a while, also in the field of mutual aid business conducted by authorized specified insurers prescribed in Article 2, paragraph 7, item 1- (e) -(7) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act (Act No. 38 of 2005) to revise a part of the Insurance Business Act (Due to accidents caused by hunting, limited to things pertaining to damage incurred by liability for legal damages caused by harming the life or body of another person with those with a benefit of over 30 million yen.) notwithstanding the provisions of Article 67, paragraph 2 of the enforcement regulations of the Act on protection of wildlife and appropriateness of hunting after revision by this Ordinance of the Ministry.

(2)At the time of enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, a mentor in the field of mutual aid business which the Minister of the Environment specifies pursuant to the provisions of Article 67, paragraph 2, item 1 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on protection of wildlife and appropriateness of hunting before revision by this Ordinance of the Ministry shall remain applicable until November 30, 2013.

Supplementary Provisions[June 29, 2011, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 11][Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into force as from June 30, 2011.

Supplementary Provisions[August 30, 2011, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 17]

This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into effect as from the date of enforcement of the Act pertaining establishment of related acts to promote reform to enhance regional autonomy and independence.

Supplementary Provisions[November 30, 2011, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 32][Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into force as from April 1, 2012.

(Transitional Measures Accompanying Partial Revision of the Act on Protection and Control of Wildlife and Control of Hunting)

Article 2Within a period not exceeding one year from the day of enforcement of the provisions of Article 10, until the prefectural ordinance is enacted and enforced based on protection of wildlife after revision pursuant to Article 10 and the provision of the proviso to Article 37, paragraph 2 of the Enforcement Regulations on the Protection and Control of Wildlife and Act on the Optimization of Hunting, the provisions of the proviso of Article 37, paragraph 2 shall not apply.

Supplementary Provisions[June 15, 2012, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 17]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into effect as from September 15, 2012.

(Transitional Measures)

Article 2With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Supplementary Provisions[June 14, 2013, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 17]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into effect as from June 14, 2012.

(Transitional Measures)

Article 2With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Supplementary Provisions[September 10, 2013, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 22]

This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into effect as from date of enforcement of the provisions listed in item (i) of Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions pertaining establishment of related acts to promote reform to enhance regional autonomy and independence (September 14, 2013).

Supplementary Provisions[February 20, 2015, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 3][Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into effect as from the date of enforcement of the Act (May 29, 2015) on the Protection and Control of Wildlife and Act on the Optimization of Hunting (Act No. 46 of 2014, hereinafter referred to as the "Revised Act").

(Transitional Measures Concerning Property and Damage Insurance Contracts)

Article 2As for application of the provisions of Article 19-2, paragraph 2, item 14 and Article 19-8, item 4 of Enforcement Regulations on the Protection and Control of Wildlife and Act on the Optimization of Hunting after Amendment (Hereinafter referred to as "new regulation") as per Article 1, for a while, the term "copy of damage insurance contract" in Article 19-2, paragraph 2, item 14 shall be "copy of damage insurance contract or document certifying that it is a mutual aid in mutual aid business conducted prescribed in the same item," the term "the same as" in Article 19-8 (iv) shall be "the same as" or "mutual aid business conducted" ( Showing the general incorporated institution or the general incorporated foundation whose fields are related with hunting, and mutual aid business conducted by authorized specified insurers prescribed in Article 2, paragraph 7, item 1- (e) -(7) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act (Act No. 38 of 2005) to revise a part of the Insurance Business Act. Hereinafter the same in this item.), the term "insured person" shall be "insured person or mutual aid person," the term "applicant" shall be "the applicant in case of damage insurance contract," the term "pertaining to damage insurance contracts" shall be "pertaining to damage insurance contract or mutual aid business conducted," the term "insurance amount" shall be "insurance amount or benefit amount," the term "multiple damage insurance contracts" shall be "multiple damage insurance contracts or mutual aid business conducted," and the term "each damage insurance contract" shall be "each damage insurance contract or mutual aid business conducted."

(Transitional Measures Concerning Form)

Article 3At the time of enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the documents used under the form of the enforcement regulations of the Act on Protection and Control of Wildlife and Control of Hunting prior to the amendment under the provisions of Article 1 shall be deemed to be in the form of the new regulation.

(Transitional Measures Accompanying Partial Revision of Ordinance of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Environment for the Special Zone)

Article 4At the time of enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, protection of wildlife before revision, and Noyagi considered to be hunting wildlife in Article 2, paragraph 3 of the Act on Protection and Control of Wildlife and Control of Hunting pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment for special zone before the revision under the provisions of Article 4 shall be considered to be protection and control of wildlife after revision, and Noyagi considered to be hunting wildlife in Article 2, paragraph 7 of the Act on Protection and Control of Wildlife and Control of Hunting pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment for special zone after the revision.

(Consideration)

Article 5The Minister of the Environment shall take necessary measures based on the result in case where necessary consideration is added and it is deemed necessary as to the provisions of Article 13-6 to Article 13-8 of the new regulations and Article 19-2 to 19- 13 within three years after the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry.

Supplementary Provisions[March 20, 2015, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 7][Extract]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into force as from April 1, 2015.

Supplementary Provisions[December 24, 2015, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 41]

(Effective Date)

Article 1This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into force as from January 15, 2016.

(Transitional Measures Concerning Certified Wildlife Capture Program Implementers)

Article 2(1)At the time of enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, those who are currently receiving the approval under Article 18-2 of the Act on Protection and Control of Wildlife and Control of Hunting (Hereinafter referred to as "act.") shall be deemed to have received the approval of the same Article on the day of enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry (Hereinafter referred to as "Effective Date").In this case, the validity period of the accreditation pertaining to a person deemed to have received the accreditation, shall be the same period as the remaining period of the validity period of the said Article pertaining to said person on the date of enforcement.

(2)As for application for approval under Article 18-3, paragraph 1 of the Act (Including cases applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 18-7, paragraph 2 of the Act) made prior to the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry with certification pertaining to things that have not been disposed of as to whether to certify at the time of enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

(3)Regarding maintenance of Certified Wildlife Capture Program as prescribed in Article 18-6 of the Act concerning persons deemed to have obtained recognition under Article 18-2 of the Act based on the provision of paragraph 1 and persons who have received accreditation based on the preceding examples based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Supplementary Provisions[June 15, 2017, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 17]

(Effective Date)

(1)This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into force as from September 15, 2017.

(Transitional Measures)

(2)With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Supplementary Provisions[September 1, 2017, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 21]

(Effective Date)

(1)This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into force as from April 1, 2018.Provided, however, that the provisions revising Article 27, Article 29 and Article 29-2 shall come into force as from September 21, 2017.

(Transitional Measures)

(2)With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.

Supplementary Provisions[April 3, 2018, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 8]

(Effective Date)

(1)This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into effect as from the date of enforcement of the Act on partial amendment of the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (June 1, 2018).

(Transitional Measures)

(2)As for individuals deemed to have received registration on the day of enforcement of this Act by the provisions of Article 4, paragraph 1 of the Supplementary Provisions to amend part of the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Limited to those that are living individuals of the kind listed in each item of Article 11, paragraph 3 of the Enforcement Regulation of the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora that may be Extinct after the amendment by this Ordinance of the Ministry (Hereinafter referred to as "revised Ordinance of the Ministry" in this paragraph) and whose individual identification measures have not been taken.), regulations of Article 11, paragraph 7, item (ii) of the revised Ordinance of the Ministry, paragraph 9, item (ii)-2 and paragraph 10, item (ii) of the same Article, Article 11-2, paragraph 1, item (ii), and Article 12, paragraph 1, item (ii) do not apply until receiving renewal of the registration.

(3)At the time of enforcement of this Ordinance of the Ministry, the certificate by the current form prescribed by this Ordinance of the Ministry before the revision shall be deemed to be in the form after revision by this Ordinance of the Ministry.

Supplementary Provisions[May 7, 2018, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 11]

This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into force as from May 29, 2018.

Supplementary Provisions[October 31, 2019, Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment No. 11]

This Ordinance of the Ministry shall come into force as from December 14, 2019.

Appended Table 1 Rare Wildlife Species (Related to Article 1-2)

Family name	Species name
Animal Kingdom
Aves
(1) Pheasant order
Pheasant family	Grouse (Lagopus Muta Yaponica)
Pheasant family	Quail (Koturnics Japonica)
(2) Duck order
Duck family	Hishikyo(Ansel · Fabarisu · Ceryllostris)
	Kaligane (Ansel · Elythropus)
	Hakugan (Ansell · Frogrequest · Frogrez cans)
	Tits tranquil (Branta · Footy Kinsui · Leucopalarea)
	Bokugan (Branta Bernicula Orientalis)
	Tsukigamamo (Tadrna Tadrna)
	Tomoeegamo (Anas · Formosa)
(3) Tropical bird order
Tropical bird family	Akaoneta ginkgo (Phaethon · Rubikrioda · Roto skilidi)
(4) Dove order
Dove family	Red coral bat (Corumba · Yantina · Nitens)
	Jonaguni Carlabato (Columba · Yantina · Steinne Gelli)
	Shirakobato (Streptoperia · Decaocto · Decaocto)
	Kimbat (Chalcofups · Indica · Yamasina)
(5) Mizunagidori order
Ahoyori family	Coho-bori (Foebastria, Intaviris)
Ahoyori family	Albatross (Foebastria and Albatrus)
Mizunagidori family	Segro Mizunagidori (Puffinus Ruhermini · Bannermani)
Mizunagidori family	Ogasawara Shimei Mizunagidori (Puffinus Brujani)
Bamboo shoots family	Crocodile swallow (Okeanodroma · Castro)
Bamboo shoots family	Pinus thunberg (Okeanodroma monolith)
(6) Konitori order
Konitori family	Storks (Kiconia · Boiquiana)
(7) Bonding order
Bonding family	Akashi boobies Boat (Sula, Sura, Lubripes)
Cormorant family	Hime (Farra Crocolux · Pelagix · Pelagix)
Cormorant family	Chishima glass (Farra Crocola · Ulyle)
(8) Pelican order
Heron family	Sanghanogoy (Botaurus · Stellaris · Stellaris)
	Oyoshigoi (Ikusuburukusu Eurytoms)
	Mizogoy (Gorsakius · Goyesgi)
	Zugromizogoy (Gorsakius · Melanorovs)
Toki family	Toki (Niponia · Nipon)
Toki family	Kurozurahella (Platarea / Minoru)
(9) Crane order
Crane family	Mana crane (Gurus Vipio)
	Cranberry (Gurus · Yaponensis)
	Nabezuru (Gurus Monaca)
Quiner family	Simaquinna (Coturnicops, Exquisitus)
	Okunina (Lalurina, Euryisonoides, sepia)
	Yambaru Quinna (Galerallaru · Okinawai)
(10) Chidori order
Chidori family	Hushiboso Shiroydridi (Caladrionus · Alexandrinus · Aleksandrinus)
Chidori family	Shiroydridi (Caladríus, Alexandrinus dealbatus)
Seita Kashid family	Seita Kashigi (Hymantops, Hymantops, Himantps)
Siki family	Amamiyamasigi (Scorpax · Mira)
	Koshijiro Oosoripushisugi (Rosa Raponica · Mens Vieri)
	Flying squirrel (Rosa, Raponica, Bowelli)
	Koshakushigi (Numenius · Mututusu)
	Holstrex (Numenius / Madagascarisuzu)
	Tsurugishi (Tringa · Elys Trops)
	Red-tailed sea shrimp (Tringa · Totanus · Usliensis)
	Colorful blue leek (Tringa Gutifel)
	Takabushigi (Tringa · Gurreera)
	Herasigi (Eurunorurunkusu Pugu Mouses)
An idiot family	Tomasigi (Rostratula · Beng Halenis · Beng Halenisis)
Swallow Chidori family	Swallowling (Gurreera · Mardiwalum)
Seagull family	Zukuro gull (Lars Soundersly)
	Henriad (Sterna · Belgij Krista)
	Kojirushi (Sterna · Albiflans · Sinensis)
	Venice (Sterna · Dogarry · Bangsi)
	Eriro Tern (Sterna · Sumatrana)
Creepy family	Umi-glasses (Uria · Arugu · Inornata)
	Keimafuri (Kefusukaru)
	Sea crane (Sundri Ribolambus Antikuusu)
	Kumuri Umisumi (Sundri Rolandhus / Woodpecker)
	Kumuri Umisumi (Sundri Rolandhus / Woodpecker)
(11) Falcon order
Falcon family	White-tailed eagle (Harriet Ethus, Albikirula, Albikila)
	Steller's sea eagle (Harrier Essus Pelagix)
	Common reed (Spiro-nis, Queella · Perplexes)
	Chuuhi (Kirks · Spironutus · Spironutus)
	Ryukyu Tsumi (Akipitel · Graris · Iwasakii)
	Sashiba (Butaturu Indix)
	Ogasawara nosuri (Buteo · Buteo · Toyo Simi)
	Eagle's eagle (Aquila · Clausaetos · Yaponica)
	Kumataka (Nisaetus Nipalrenis Orientalis)
(12) Owl order
Owl family	Ryukyu Okonohazuku (Otus · Lempji · Purueri)
	Daito Konohazu (Otus elegance · Intel Positos)
	Eastern Mizuku (Bubo Bubo Borisovi)
	Shimous owl (Ketupa · Brushoni · Brushoni)
	Kinme owl (Aegorius · Funnelus · Magnus)
(13) Bupozou order
Bupozou family	Bupospora (Eurystoms / Orientalis / Calonucus)
(14) Woodpeckers order
Woodpeckers family	Oston Giant Powder (Dendrococos · Leukotos · Oustoni)
	Miyubigera (Picoides, Triddactuus · Inouiyi)
	Kumagera (Dolucopus Martius Martius)
	Noguchigera (Saferopipo · Noggii)
(15) Hayabusa order
Hayabusa family	Hayabusa (Falco Peregrinus · Yaponensis)
Hayabusa family	Shimaya Kaya (Falco Peregrinus Fritty)
(16) Sparrow order
Pita and Nunfa family	Pita and Nunfa(Pita and Nunfa)
Sanctuary family	Sankyo Kui (Peri Crocotus Divariatus Divariatus)
Mozu family	Chigomozu (Lanius Tigrinus)
Mozu family	Akamozu (Lanius · Cristostus · Spurkyliosus)
Tits family	Namie Yamagara (Poekiri Varius Namyuei)
Tits family	Oston Yamagara (Poekirle Varius Ostuni)
Furious family	Baby boy (Fururoskop · Ijimae)
Whiskers family	Hahaji Yellowfin Tuna (Aprophether, Familia Le Hahasima)
Senyu family	Uchiyamasenyu (Roxella · Pluskay)
Senyu family	Osseka (Loxserrula, Puri & Puri)
Misazaai family	Mosuke Misazai (Trogrodetes · Trogrodetes · Mosque)
Fluttering family	Otorutsumi (Zootera · Dauma · Major)
	Akakokko (Turdus Kelaenops)
	Tannecomedri (Ruskinia · red-beaked · tannensis)
	Rakugo (Rusukinia · Bunkadry · Comodri)
	Longhua red rasp (Ruskinia, Komadori, Namiyei)
	Beeswax (Ruskinia, Komadori, Svbrohs)
Atori family	Ogasawara Kawarahiwa (Cory Sinica · Kitoritosei)
White fish family	Shima Aogi (Enberisa Aureola · Ornata)
White fish family	Kojulin (Enberisa, Jesoensis, Jesoensis)
2 Mammalia
(1) Molar order
Stockyedegi family	Tokyo stockyedegi (Solex · Minutishimus · Howe Keli)
Stockyedegi family	Oriroid mouse (Kurokidura · Orii)
Molar family	Sengokumogura (Moguela Uchidai)
Molar family	Echigo Mogra (Moguela · Etigo)
(2) Bat order
Flying bat family	Daito fox bat (Petropus dasmulus daiteensis)
	Erabu flying bat (Petropus · Dumemulsus · Dumumulus)
	Ogasawara bass flying (Petropus · psrafon)
Kikuiragirigiri family	Orii koki Kuroshira bat (Linoleovs · Cornutus · Orii)
	Okinawaki Kokira bat (Linorovs · Pumilus · Pumilus)
	Yaeyama Coquette Gossila Bat (Linoleovs · Perditus)
Nesting star family	Bee whale beard bat (Muotis · glacilis)
	Cloaca bat (Miotis · Formos)
	Black-haired beat bat (Muotis Pulinosus)
	Hondo Nolen Bat (Muotis · Natorreri · Bombinus)
	Yambaru Hao Beard Bat (Muotis · Yambalence)
	Molybrandtail (Pipistrels · Endi)
	Kubiwa bat (Epeptics · Yaponensis)
	Yama bats (Nutarisu Aviator)
	Koyama Bat (Nuttales · Frubes)
	Ryukyu Ubi Naga Bat (Miniopterus Fuscus)
	Ryukyuteen Bat (Mulina Ryukyuuana)
Okikibatsu family	Ohiki bat (Tadarida · Insignis)
(3) Cat order
Cat family	Tsushima Yumaneko (Priionirs Bengalensis Euputilusu)
Cat family	Iriomote tea cat (Priora Nilels Bengalensis Iriomotens)
Japanese Sea Lion family	Japanese Sea Lion (Zaloffs Yaponics)
Seals family	Zenigata Seals (Foca Viturina)
(4) Marine order
Dugong family	Dugong (Dugong Dugon)
(5) Mouse order
Mouse family	Sedge (Apodemus agricius)
	Okinawa Treasured (Tokudaia Menenki)
	Amamitoguzumi (Tokudaia Osimensus)
	Tokushimatoguzumi (Tokudaia tokunoshimensis)
	Pentobes (Diplotrix / Regatta)
(6) Rabbit order
Rabbit family	Amamino rabbit (Pentaragus fullness)
Note:
The name written in parentheses after the species name is the scientific name.

Appended Table 2 Game Species (Related to Article 3)

Family name	Species name
Animal Kingdom
1 Aves
(1) Pheasant order
Pheasant family	Ezo Clay (Tetrisse Bonasuir)
	Yamadori (Sermatics Soen Merlingy)(Except for Subspecific Koshi Giro Yamadori (Sirmatics Soen Merlingy Ijimae))
	Pheasant (Fasian Colloquix)
	Kojukai (Bambusukora Traxics)
(2) Duck order
Duck family	Yoshigamo (Anas Falcata)
	Hidrigamo (Anas Penelope)
	Mallard (Anna-Pratulyukos)
	Cargamo (Anna Zonorulka)
	Lashes (Anas and Cupeata)
	Onagagamo (Anna Acta)
	Cogamo (Anna Kureka)
	Hoshihaziro (Iture Felina)
	Kinkrochisaro (Iture Frigra)
	Suzugamo (Iture Marila)
	Croatmo (Melanita Americana)
(3) Dove order
Dove family	Pheasant Butter (Streptoperia and Orientalis)
(4) Bonding order
Cormorant family	Cormorant (Fara Crocolax · Carbo)
(5) Pelican order
Heron family	Goya (Nyukuchikorakusu nekuchikorakusu)
(6) Crane order
Quiner family	Van (Garurinura Chlorops)
(7) Chidori order
Siki family	Yamashiti (Scorpax Rusticola)
	Takigi (Garurinago Garurinago)
(8) Sparrow order
Crow family	Miyama Glass (Corves Fulglegs)
	Hushibosogaras (Corvus Corone)
	Long-faced glass (Corvus / Macroreykos)
Brown ears family	Brown Ears (Hypsipetes Amauroticis)
Mustard star family	Sparrow star (Spodiopsal · Kinerakesus)
Sparrow family	New Years Special (Parcel · Rutilence)
	Sparrow (Parcel · Montanus)
2 Mammalia
(1) Cat order
Dog family	Raccoon dog (Niktesreuse Proquionides)
	Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)
	Noine (Canis Family Alice)
Cat family	Nonneko (Ferris · Katousu)
Itachi family	Ten (Martes Melamps)（Except for Subspecies Tsushimaten (Martes · Melamps · Zenzens)）
	Itachi (Mustra It Iti)(Limited to male)
	Weasel Butterfly (Mustra Swivilica)
	Mink (Mustra Vison)
	Badger (Meless Melles)
Raccoon family	Raccoon (Procyon Rottle)
Bear family	Brown Bear (Urusus Arctos)
	Asian Black Bear (Ursus Tibetanus)
Musk cat falily	Hakubishin (Pagma Larvata)
(2) Cow order
Wild boar family	Wild Boar (Southern Scoopa)
Deer family	Sika Deer (Kervans Nipon)
(3) Mouse order
Squirre family	Taiwanris (Carlos Cousas · Euruturaeusu)
	Chipmunk (Tamias Sibilix)
Nutria family	Neutria (Myocastor Cypps)
(4) Rabbit order
Rabbit family	Snow Rabbit (Lepus Timidus)
	Hares (Lepus Braculus)
Note:
The name written in parentheses after the species name is the scientific name.