Costa Rica Set to Ban Hunting

France24.com
October 4, 2012

Costa Rica is set to be the first country in the American continent to ban recreational hunting after the country’s legislature approved the popular measure by a wide margin.

The bill, which bans hunting for sport but still allows culling and subsistence hunting, was approved late Tuesday by a 41-5 vote. Congress will revisit the issue on Thursday, but the second round is seen as just a formality.

President Laura Chinchilla, who supports the measure, is expected to sign it into law in the next days.

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This article was posted: Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 8:00 am

Tags: foreign affairs, gun rights

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