451.1 Ordinance of 16 January 1991 on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage (NCHO)

451.1 Ordinaziun dals 16 da schaner 1991 davart la protecziun da la natira e da la patria (OPNP)

Art. 20 Species protection

1 Unauthorized picking, digging up, uprooting, removal, offering for sale, sale, purchase or destruction, particularly as a result of technical interventions, of species of wild plants listed in Annex 2 is prohibited.

2 In addition to the species cited in the Federal Act of 20 June 198647 on Hunting and the Protection of Wild Mammals and Birds, the species of wild animals listed in Annex 3 shall be considered to be protected. It is prohibited

a.
to kill, injure or capture animals of these species, or to damage, destroy or remove their eggs, larvae, pupae, nests or breeding grounds;
b.
to carry, dispatch, offer for sale, export, entrust to others, purchase, or take custody of animals of these species, living or dead, including their eggs, larvae, pupae or nests, or to be party to such actions.

3 The competent authority may grant exceptional approvals in addition to those specified in Article 22 paragraph 1 NCHA

a.
if this serves to preserve biological diversity;
b.
for technical interventions pertaining to a specific site and that meet an overriding need. The person responsible shall be obliged to take the best possible protection measures, or failing that, appropriate compensation measures.

4 The cantons shall make arrangements for appropriate protection of the animal and plant species listed in Annex 4 after consultation with the FOEN.48

5 Anyone infringes the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 is liable to the penalties under Article 24a NCHA.49

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48 Amended by No I of the O of 19 June 2000, in force since 1 Aug. 2000 (AS 2000 1869).

49 Inserted by No I of the O of 18 Dec. 1995, in force since 1 Feb. 1996 (AS 1996 225).

Art. 20 Protecziun da las spezias

1 Senza autorisaziun èsi scumandà da cleger, da chavar ora, da strair ora, da manar davent, d’offrir, da vender, da cumprar u da destruir, en spezial tras intervenziuns tecnicas, las plantas selvadias che figureschan en l’agiunta 2.

2 Ultra dals animals selvadis protegids tenor la Lescha federala dals 20 da zercladur 198647 davart la chatscha e la protecziun dals mamifers e dals utschels selvadis valan las spezias che figureschan en l’agiunta 3 sco protegidas. Igl è scumandà:

a.
da mazzar, da blessar u da pigliar animals da questas spezias sco er da destruir u d’allontanar lur ovs, lur larvas, lur poppas u lur gnieus;
b.
da prender cun sai, da trametter, da far amogna, d’exportar, da surlaschar ad autras persunas, da cumprar e da prender en fermanza animals da questas spezias – vivs u morts – inclusiv lur ovs, lur larvas, lur poppas u lur gnieus, u da sa participar a talas acziuns.

3 Ultra da las permissiuns excepziunalas tenor l’artitgel 22 alinea 1 LPNP po l’autoritad cumpetenta dar ulteriuras permissiuns excepziunalas:

a.
sche quai serva a mantegnair la diversitad biologica;
b.
per intervenziuns tecnicas ch’èn indispensablas en in lieu e che correspundan ad in basegn predominant. Ils chaschunaders da las intervenziuns ston vegnir obligads da prender las meglras mesiras pussaivlas per proteger ils biotops ubain da prender autras mesiras da cumpensaziun adequatas.

4 Ils chantuns reglan la protecziun adequata da las spezias da plantas e d’animals che figureschan en l’agiunta 4 suenter avair consultà il UFAM.48

5 Tgi che cuntrafa a las disposiziuns dals alineas 1 e 2, è chastiabel tenor l’artitgel 24a LPNP.49

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48 Versiun tenor la cifra I da la O dals 19 da zercl. 2000, en vigur dapi il 1. d’avust 2000 (AS 2000 1869)

49 Integrà tras la cifra I da la O dals 18 da dec. 1995, en vigur dapi il 1. da favr. 1996 (AS 1996 225).

 

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