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KKO VL:2025-53 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal regarding prohibited bear baiting and serious hunting offense charges.

Case Number KKO VL:2025-53
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against a conviction for a serious hunting offense involving the use of prohibited bear bait. The appellant argued that the baiting method was not illegal, but the court found that hunting from a feeding station established for small game constituted prohibited baiting. Consequently, the conviction for the serious hunting offense was upheld based on the established facts.

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Laki metsästyksestä 1056/1996; 1057/1996: The court held that hunting from a feeding station established for small game constitutes the use of prohibited bait, thereby establishing a serious hunting offense.

Keywords

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prohibited baiting serious hunting offense feeding station bear baiting hunting regulations

Cited Legislation

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Laki metsästyksestä 1056/1996
Laki metsästyksestä 1057/1996
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A oli osallistunut karhun metsästykseen, joka oli aloitettu pienpetojen pyyntiä

varten perustetulta ruokintapaikalta. Kysymys siitä, oliko metsästyksessä käytetty

kiellettyä karhun houkutinta ja oliko A syyllistynyt törkeään

metsästysrikokseen.

Valituslupakortti sisältää kuvauksen siitä kysymyksestä, johon liittyen asiassa on

myönnetty valituslupa. Sen sisältö ei sido korkeinta oikeutta eikä rajoita asian

käsittelyä siltä osin kuin valituslupa on myönnetty.