Translated automatically by AI from the Italian original.
PALERMO / SYRACUSE – Tensions are high in Sicily’s hunting community after the regional administrative court (TAR) suspended hunting on the island for 2026–2027. Carlo Auteri, a member of the Sicilian Regional Assembly for the Lega party, has criticised the administrative judges’ ruling and announced legal action.
According to Auteri, who is from Syracuse, the decision directly contradicts the planning drawn up by the Region of Sicily’s offices, unfairly penalising thousands of enthusiasts and those who care for the land.
The statements of Carlo Auteri
The Lega member highlighted how the decision by the Administrative Court overturns the regulatory framework established by the regional government:
“The TAR ruling that suspends hunting for 2026–2027 is in total opposition to the authorisation contained in the Region of Sicily’s departmental decree. This is yet another restriction, an act of closure and dissociation that perhaps fails to recognise the merit of the love and care that hunters have for the land.”
— Carlo Auteri, member of the Sicilian Regional Assembly (Lega)
Defending the sector and the legal strategy
Auteri then stressed the need to protect the image and rights of the hunting community against narratives that paint them as guilty, confirming his intention to take the matter to the competent courts:
- Protecting hunters: “As we are always branded as ‘countryside criminals’, this represents huge damage that must be fought”.
- Respecting the rules and appealing: “We will act, of course, on legal grounds: respecting the rulings, but also pursuing a legal strategy that upholds the principles of Italian law, in defence of thousands of citizens who love the land and pursue the passion of hunting without committing any crime”.
