Towards the creation of a “hunting alcohol offense” by the government for a more secure practice? – Free lunch

The Senate took up the issue of hunting safety after a petition in response to the death of Morgan Keane in December 2020, killed by hunter fire. It is now the government’s turn to think about security measures to regulate the practice. Towards an offense of alcoholism while hunting? The government is thinking about it more and more. The Senate had already looked into the practice of hunting under fire from critics in recent years. A petition, in response to the death of Morgan Keane in December 2020, killed by a fighter shot, had been signed by more than 120,000 people. The information report produced by the Senate was not unanimous. More recently, a 67-year-old woman was accidentally killed by her companion on October 16. The model of the Highway Code According to information from Le Parisien, Bérangère Couillard, Secretary of State to the Minister for Ecological Transition, is considering setting up a “hunting alcohol offense”, while modeling on the quantities of alcohol authorized in the Highway Code. Hunting on private land would also be affected. Separately, discussions are already underway with the Department of Justice regarding the implementation of the measure and the plethora of penalties for breaches. Still according to our colleagues, the National Federation of Hunters was also consulted. As a reminder, the Senate report in September 2022 even recommended a total ban on alcohol during hunting. Bérangère Couillard will also go to the Marne to attend a hunting license training. New measures will then have to take place around December.