Mértola: Mayor states that you can now hunt in the county.
The Government adopted the Declaration of Public Calamity, approving various preventive measures, including the practice of hunting in 155 regions of Portugal. Although covering the municipality of Mértola, the mayor says you can hunt in the county.
Despite the public disaster declaration, enacted by the Government, in force since the 14,00 hours of Friday and to the 24,00 hours of tomorrow (Monday), which among other preventive measures, prohibits hunting in 155 regions of Portugal, the same will not be fulfilled in all municipalities.
The joint order issued by the Executive António Costa, justifies that during that period there is "a ban on access, movement and residence within the forest areas defined in the Defense of Municipal Plans for Forest Fire, as well as on forest roads, rural roads and other roads that cross the ".
As the LN released, GNR is promoting a campaign (na photos, withdrawal of the institution facebook page) disclosure measures, namely a ban on hunting, through a campaign, whose image is a hunting gun hanging on a nail.
During yesterday afternoon, on your facebook page, the Mayor of Mértola, known as the "National Capital of Hunting", explains that "after several contacts, a GNR, post Mértola, It confirmed that it can hunt throughout the county, in all hunting areas ".
The mayor begins by saying that by "exaggerated interpretation of some", no longer could hunt in the county, adding that "in my interpretation", the order of the Government, justifies Jorge Rosa, "No forbade hunting", concluded.
The president of the council mertolense, elected by the Socialist Party, It maintains that after the explanations of the GNR "we will open our hunting season as planned", completing his enlightenment with the desire to "good start to the season and good hunting season all, Mértola National Capital Hunting ", ends.
It is recalled that the hunt for Turtle Dove begins tomorrow in Portugal, but public disaster declaration should limit this right in 155 municipalities covered by the public disaster declaration.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
