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A The citizen-led legislative project titled ‘Uwaga! Polowanie’ has sparked significant debate regarding the reform entered a phase of hunting laws in Poland. The initiative, which gathered over 204,000 signatures, is currently undergoing public e-consultations consultations within the Sejm. The proposed amendments to the Hunting Law focus on stricter management of game animal populations through several significant restrictions. Key proposals include increasing the Sejm website. minimum distance for shooting near buildings from 150 meters to 700 meters, though property owners could consent to a reduction back to 150 meters. The proposal has faced opposition draft also seeks to prohibit night hunting using thermal imaging or night vision, ban the use of beaters, and prohibit feeding or baiting animals without approval from various sectors. Activists an environmental director. To increase oversight, the initiative introduces mandatory medical and groups such as Akcja Demokracji have called psychological examinations for hunters every five years, stricter penalties for hunting under the removal of Urszula Pasławska from her position as chair influence of the Sejm Committee on Environmental Protection, Natural Resources, alcohol, and Forestry, alleging the creation of a conflict public register for hunting and management activities. Additionally, the Minister of interest due to her ties Environment would be required to review the list of game species at least once every five years. While the Polish Hunting Association (PZŁ). In response to the legislative project, the PZŁ (PZŁ) has issued a formal position opposing the amendments. The Association argues that the proposal lacks sufficient justification regarding social, environmental, and economic impacts and fails to identify funding sources for previously opposed the new tasks it imposes project on state and local entities. The PZŁ further claims the proposed regulations violate constitutional rights and deviate from the standards of a democratic state economic grounds, various regional branches of law. the association have issued specific positions regarding these detailed legislative changes.