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Hunting license
Regulatory or legal mechanism to control hunting / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A hunting license or hunting permit is a regulatory or legal mechanism to control hunting, both commercial and recreational. A license specifically made for recreational hunting is sometimes called a game license.
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Hunting may be regulated informally by unwritten law, self-restraint, a moral code, or by governmental laws.[1] The purposes for requiring hunting licenses include the protection of natural treasures,[2] and raising tax revenue (often, but not always, to dedicated funds).[3][4][5]