English Translation

Prague, 14 October 1944. The German Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia St.M/Z & - H.0206/44. To the General Representative V/4 For reasons of food security and the fight against wild damage, care must be taken to ensure that the hunts on rabbits, rabbits and pheasants are carried out in the position of shooters and drivers and in the shell inspection during this year. The shooting of the low-wild game (hate, rabbit, pheasants) must in principle be carried out in the form of far-fetched hunts (Gesellschaftshunten within the meaning of § 35 para.2 of Reg.V0. of 31.Mirs 1941,Slg.Mr.128/1941), individual hunts are only permitted in justified exceptional cases and may be authorized by the Lower Hunting Authority. The lower hunting authorities shall check that their supervisory bodies and hunting advisers comply with this order. The driving hunts shall be notified in writing to the competent lower hunting authority at least a tege before holding them. Pür Jagdbesirke, fux lie bia gum 15. In accordance with § 37 para.6 of the Reg.VO of March 3, 1941 (SlgoNo. 127/1941), a forcible Abachuß is to be ordered to carry out the necessary driving hunts. The Lower Hunting Authority has to take care that the hunting organizations (undertakings of the German Jägerechaft and district groups of the Tachechian Jägersunion) and the hunting advisers provide the required number of shooting officers, and that these driving hunts are also public servants, who are holders of hunting licences, from all administrative sectors, and hunting with joint participation of German and protectorate members of hunters are to be avoided as far as possible, unless this is possible due to the lack of shooting, the joint gathering must be restricted to the pursuit of hunting. At the end of each hunt, a route must be laid for the hunted game. This route must also be reported to the responsible Lower Hunting Authority.