Appenzell Ausserrhoden: cantonal regale and six conditions
The canton holds the regale; the right to hunt requires, among other things, active membership of a recognised hunting organisation.
Within federal law, the hunting regale and the right of disposal over wild mammals and birds belong to the canton. The canton regulates and plans hunting and ensures appropriate use of game populations, taking account of the interests of the forest, of nature and animal protection and of agriculture. The canton publishes six conditions for the right to hunt in Appenzell Ausserrhoden: legal capacity; Swiss citizenship or a settlement permit; residence in Switzerland, guests excepted; a recognised aptitude certificate; active membership of a recognised hunting organisation; and assurance of ethically correct conduct. The three middle conditions are rarely found elsewhere in this form: they concern residence status, domicile and membership of an organisation, not merely the applicant's technical competence.