It is necessary to apply for a permit if you wish to operate in the field of hunting and use a hunting district. The permit is granted for ten years and is issued by the Environmental Board.
Legal bases
Activities related to hunting are regulated by:
- The Hunting Act
- Hunting Rules
Requirements for applicants
To obtain a permit, you must meet the following conditions:
- you must be a legal person registered in Estonia or a state agency;
- a permit in proof of right to use a hunting district shall be issued on the condition that the applicant for the permit has an immovable in the same hunting district or a written agreement with at least one land owner who has an immovable in the same hunting district for the organisation of hunting activities on their immovable.
- if two or more applications are submitted for the right to use one and the same hunting district and if all the applicants do not agree to their being granted joint right of use, such applicant shall be preferred who has, within the boundaries of the hunting district, an agreement with the land owners for the organisation of hunting on their immovables concerning a larger area;
- you have not received punishments for violation of hunting legislation;
- you have paid the state fee.
Cross-border activities
If the company is registered and active in another Member State of the European Economic Area, but wishes to start activity in Estonia, the entrepreneur must apply for a permit on the conditions laid out in these guidelines.
Entrepreneurs from Member States of the European Economic Area who are temporarily providing a service in Estonia are not required to present a permit.
Filling and submitting an application
To obtain a permit, submit an application and if necessary, the following additional documents, which must include
- the applicant’s name, registry code, registered office and contact details;
- the name of the hunting district applied for;
- the desired manner of delivery of the permit in proof of the right to use the hunting district, and the contact details necessary for delivery;
- the date of submission of the application, and the signature of the applicant’s representative.
The enclosure to the application shall be the details of an applicant’s immovable located in this hunting district or a written agreement specified in subsection 14 (5) of this Act, including a list of agreements, which shall include:
- the applicant’s name, registry code, registered office and contact details;
- the land owner’s name, personal identification code or registry code, contact details, cadastral unit number and area;
- the date on which the land owner’s consent is granted and the land owner’s signature.
NB! Please pay the state fee before submitting your application.
Applications can be submitted
- Entering the Register of Economic Activities (authentication is required);
- signed digitally and sent to [email protected] or
- by mail to Roheline 64, 80010 Pärnu.
Payment of the state fee
For applying for the activity license, you are required to pay a state fee of EUR 100 to the bank account of the Ministry of Finance with reference number 2900081677.
- SEB – EE891010220034796011
- Swedbank – EE932200221023778606
- Luminor Bank – EE701700017001577198
Processing applications
An issuer of permits shall issue a permit in proof of the right to use a hunting district or shall refuse to issue a permit within two months as of the receipt of the application submitted in compliance with the requirements. If the information provided in the application is deemed lacking, the applicant will be contacted within 30 days of submitting the application and will be able to remedy any deficiencies.
The applicant will be notified of the decision to grant or refuse to grant the permit by post or by electronic means within seven days as of the receipt of the application submitted in compliance with the requirements. The permit is issued electronically.
The permit is granted for 10 years. The permit can be extended, provided that the prior user of a hunting district has submitted six months before the expiry of a permit in proof of right to use a hunting district a relevant application together with the position of the hunting council to the issuer of a permit in proof of right to use a hunting district.
The issuer of permits shall review the application and adopt a resolution concerning the extension of a permit within two months as of the receipt of the application submitted in compliance with the requirements.
Amendment of permit in proof of right to use hunting district
A permit in proof of the right to use a hunting district shall be amended if:
- the information specified in clause 15 (1) 1) of the Hunting Act has changed;
- the legislation which constituted the basis for the requirements set out in the permit in proof of right to use hunting district have been amended, and the public interest that the permit in proof of right to use hunting district be amended outweighs the person’s certainty;
- the holder of the permit has submitted a reasoned request to this effect.
To amend the permit, a reasoned request must be submitted to the Environmental Board:
- signed digitally and sent to [email protected] or
- by mail to Roheline 64, 80010 Pärnu.
Suspension of validity of hunting certificate and cessation of economic activity
If you wish to terminate your activities in your chosen field, submit an application in a freely chosen form to the Environmental Board at [email protected] or via mail to the Environmental Board to Roheline 64, 80010 Pärnu.
Revocation of permit
If you violate or have violated the conditions of the permit or relevant laws, your permit will be revoked. A permit in proof of the right to use a hunting district shall be revoked if:
- false information was knowingly submitted upon application for the permit;
- the land owners who own at least 51 per cent of the immovables of the hunting grounds of the hunting district and at least 51 per cent of the area of the hunting grounds have submitted a joint application to this effect;
- the hunting council has submitted a reasoned proposal to this effect;
- the hunting grounds of a hunting district are smaller than 5,000 hectares;
- a hunting district is divided at the request of the user of a hunting district;
- the user of a hunting district does not perform the obligations provided for in a permit in proof of right to use a hunting district;
- the user of the hunting district has more than one punishment for violation of the requirements of this Act or legislation established on the basis thereof.
Supervision
State supervision is carried out by the Environmental Board.
Contact details
Substantive information
Aimar Rakko
Environmental Board, phone: 5306 9104, e-mail: [email protected]
Margo Tannik
Environmental Board, phone: 516 0148, e-mail: [email protected]
Register information and technical issues
Register of Economic Activities, tel: +372 668 7080, e-mail: [email protected]