The ban on mass or non-selective methods
Act 42/2007 prohibits holding, using and marketing any mass or non-selective method, including those in Annex VII.
Spanish law reasons first through prohibited methods. Article 65.3(a) of Act 42/2007 prohibits «la tenencia, utilización y comercialización de todos los procedimientos masivos o no selectivos para la captura o muerte de animales» — holding, using and marketing all mass or non-selective methods for capturing or killing animals, in particular those listed in its Annex VII, as well as any method liable to cause a species to disappear locally or seriously disturb the peace of its populations. Expressly covered are the capture and killing methods and modes of transport prohibited by the European Union, set out in points (a) and (b) of that Annex. A derogation remains possible where there is no other satisfactory solution, but on two strict cumulative conditions. Which weapons and calibres are allowed species by species is set by the autonomous community: in Castile and León, Article 14 of Act 4/2021 indeed counts «el correcto uso de las armas y otros medios de caza» among the compulsory examination subjects.