Table 1 Legislative decisions and/or commissions regarding wild boar during 1980–2022
Year | Legislative decision/Commission | SFS number/Registration number | No. in Fig. 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
1981 | Eradication of free-living wild boar | SFS 1981:175 | 1 |
1981 | Females followed by piglets became protected during March - September | SFS 1981:177 | 2 |
1986 | Protection period for females followed by piglets expanded to January - September | SFS 1985:823 | 3 |
1987 | Wild boar is part of the native fauna and should be allowed in restricted extent | SFS 1987:259 SFS 1987:905 | 4 |
1988 | Wild boar included among species allowed for protective hunting all year around if they cause damage to gardens or homesteads | SFS 1988:1175 | 5 |
1991 | Females followed by piglets became protected all year around | SFS 1991:1770 | 6 |
1994 | Open season for hunting with dogs specified as August - February | SFS 1994:1454 | 7 |
1996 | Wild boar included among species allowed for protective hunting all year around if they cause damage to gardens, homesteads or agriculture areas | SFS 1996:727 | 8 |
1998 | Open season for hunting with dogs changed to August - January | SFS 1998:1000 | 9 |
2000 | Wild boar included among species where a special game management unit can decide that hunting should be carried out in cooperation to prevent damage | SFS 2000:592 | 10 |
2002 | Adult wild boar other than females followed by piglets became protected during February 16 – April 15 | SFS 2002:551 | 11 |
2006 | Commission to Swedish EPA: Review literature regarding management and, if needed, suggest measures for durable management | Jo2003/350, 1828; Jo2004/477, 488; Jo2005/1780 | 12 |
2008 | Allow use of fixed light at places specially arranged for wild boar hunting, e.g., with high stand and bait. CAB can give permission to use thermal images in wild boar hunting | SFS 2008:1412 | 13 |
2008 | Commission to SBA: Suggest measures to mitigate effects on ecological pig production | Jo2008/3955 | 14 |
2008 | Commission to Swedish EPA: Develop national management plan for wild boar | Jo2008/3960 | 15 |
2008 | Commission to SFA: Make impact assessment regarding the possibilities for hunters to sell small amounts of wild boar meat to other consumers, and measures needed for a safe process regarding Trichinella | Jo2008/3956; Jo2009/1918 | 16 |
2009 | Commission to SAHWM: develop recommendations for wild boar hunting and policy for supplementary feeding, develop methods for local/regional monitoring | Jo2008/2619 | 17 |
2010 | Commission to SAHWM: develop methods for increased cooperation regarding wild boar | Jo2009/2374 | 18 |
2010 | Commission to SFA: Make impact assessment regarding the possibilities for hunters to sell small amounts of wild boar meat to other consumers, and measures needed for a safe process regarding Trichinella | Jo2010/3195 | 19 |
2011 | Commission to SAHWM: increase knowledge about population densities at local and regional level | Jo2010/1917 | 20 |
2012 | Commission to SAHWM: increase knowledge about the importance of testing for Trichinella | L2011/2148 | 21 |
2014 | Commission to SAHWM: develop forecasts for population development, counteract inappropriate feeding, propose harvest strategies | L2013/2633/FJS | 22 |
2016 | Commission to SAHWM: develop coherent model for feeding, harvest and management | N2015/05189/JFRO | 23 |
2017 | Commission to SAHWM: analyse the effects of previous commissions | N2016/06266/JFR | 24 |
2018 | Commission to SFA: Make impact assessment regarding the possibilities for hunters to sell small amounts of wild boar meat to other consumers, and measures needed for a safe process regarding Trichinella | N2018/04065/DL; N2018/01954/DL | 25 |
2019 | Allow use of mobile lights and thermal images in wild boar hunting, thermal lights only allowed in open terrain or at places specially arranged for wild boar hunting | SFS 2019:174 | 26 |
2019 | Commission to SAHWM: propose strategies and operational measures | N2018/05010/FJR | 27 |
2020 | Commission to SBA: Assess the risk and, if needed, suggest preventive actions to impede the introduction and spreading of African Swine Fever in Sweden | N2020/01012/DL; N2019/03259/DL (delvis); N2017/06252/DL (delvis) | 28 |
2020 | Commission to SFA: Suggest legislation and develop a model for financial support of system where hunters can sell small amounts of wild boar meat to other consumers | N2020/01010/DL; N2019/03259/DL (delvis); N2017/06252/JL (delvis) | 29 |
2020 | Commission to SVA: Elucidate a national digital system for traceability of wild boar meat | N2020/01013/DL; N2019/03259/DL (delvis); N2017/06252/JL (delvis) | 30 |
2020 | Commission to CAB in Kronoberg county: Adapt the joint CAB digital system regarding primary producers to also allow for registration of hunters selling wild boar meat, coordinate revision of local management plans for all other CABs with wild boar | N2020/01011/DL; N2019/03259/DL (delvis); N2017/06252/JL (delvis) | 31 |
2020 | Commission to Swedish EPA: Review existing models for survey of wild boar damages to agriculture crops | M2020/02056 (delvis); m2020/02000; M2020/01479 m. fl. | 32 |
2020 | Commission to SAHWM: propose measures to mitigate damage to agriculture | N2019/02814/FJR | 33 |
2021 | Protection period for adult wild boar other than females followed by piglets changed to February - March | SFS 2021:334 | 34 |
2021 | Introduction of system for subsidised tests of Trichinella and Cs-137 | SFS 2021:576 | 35 |
2021 | Give CABs authorization to temporarily prohibit supplementary feeding | SFS 2021:807 | 36 |
2021 | Commission to Swedish EPA: Develop standardized method for survey of wild boar damage to agriculture crops | M2021/01846; M2021/01186; M2021/00708 m.fl. | 37 |
2022 | Commission to SFA: Coordinate communication within the wild boar package together with SVA, Swedish EPA, SBA, CABs | N2022/01539; N2017/06252 (delvis) | 38 |