Field patrols of the Special Forces for Environmental Security in the Madinah region managed to arrest citizens Majid Sad’an Obaid Al-Rashidi and Khaled Eid Faddi Al-Rashidi for committing the violation of hunting without a license. A shotgun, an air rifle, and (49) hunted wild organisms were found in their possession. They were detained, and legal procedures were taken against them and they were referred to the competent authority.
The Special Forces for Environmental Security stressed adherence to the Environmental System and its implementing regulations, which prohibit the hunting of wild organisms, confirming that the penalty for using shotguns in hunting reaches a fine of (100,000) Riyals, the penalty for hunting without a license is a fine of (10,000) Riyals, the penalty for hunting in prohibited areas is a fine of (5,000) Riyals, and the penalty for hunting quail without a license is a fine of (1,500) Riyals.
The Forces called for reporting any assaults on the environment or wildlife via the number (911) in the Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh, and Eastern regions, and (999) and (996) in the rest of the Kingdom’s regions, stressing that reports are treated with absolute confidentiality.
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