English Translation

The German Minister of State Prague, i4 October 1944. M for Bohemia and Moravia St.M/Z a - H.0206/44. To the Gensral abstract V/4 Betr.i Hunting. For reasons of food security and the fight against game damage, care must be taken to ensure that the hunts on rabbits, rabbits and pheasants are carried out in spite of the difficulties in the presentation of shooters and drivers and in the procurement of cartridges in this year. The shooting of the low-wild game (hate, rabbit, pheasants) is in principle to be carried out in the form of vón drift-hunts (Gesellschaftshunten within the meaning of § 35 para.2 of Reg. V0. of 31 March 1941, slg. nt.128/1941). Individual hunts are only permitted in justified exceptional cases and may be authorized by the Lower Hunting Authority. The Nactsäanaitz on low-land game is prohibited. The lower hunting authorities shall verify compliance with this order by their supervisory bodies and hunting advisers. The driving hunts shall be notified in writing to the competent lower hunting authority at least 8 days before their holding. December the execution of the necessary driving hunts is not reported, is a forced shooting according to § 37 para.6 of the Reg.VO of 3 March 1941 (Slg.No. 127/1941) If the execution of drift-hunts is hindered by the lack of shooters, the Lower Hunting Authority must ensure that the required number of shooter's numbers is made available through the hunting organizations (undertakings of the German hunting community and district groups of the Tachechian Jägerunion) as well as via the hunting advisers. As far as this is not possible because of the lack of protection, the common gathering must be limited to the pursuit of hunting. At the end of each hunt, the whole of the hunted game shall be laid down. This total distance shall be reported to the responsible Lower Hunting Authority. Also, the game killed on individual hunts shall be subject to the reporting obligation. - 2 =