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Permission for capture, etc.

Last Updated December 13, 2024

　According to the Act on the Protection and Management of Birds and Animals and the Proper Hunting, the capture of wild birds and beasts (including the collection of bird eggs) is prohibited in principle. However, if the purpose is specified, such as the purpose of preventing damage to the living environment, agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry or ecosystem, and the purpose of academic research, and if certain requirements are met, the capture of birds and beasts with permission can do.

※Notice (Reception of capture animal collection during the year-end and New Year holidays in 2024)
Raccoon hakubushiin: Friday, December 27 and New Year will start on Monday, January 6.
Squirrel　　　　　： December 27 (Fri) morning, New Year starts on Monday, January 6

Capture permission authority and application procedure

Authority to capture The Mayor of Yokohama

If you intend to capture the following 37 species in Yokohama City, you need to apply for permission or notify the The Mayor of Yokohama.

Target birds and beasts

Birds

Hashiboso glass, horsetail, pheasant, bulbul, starling, duckling, duckling, duckling, duckling, duckling, duckling, duckling, reed duck, duckling, duckling, ducklings, ducklings, ducklings, pheasant, squirrels, squirrels, squirrels, squirrels, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s

Beast

Raccoon, hakubisin, Taiwan squirrel, Raccoon Dog, Neu, Cat, Ten, Siberian Itachi, Minke, Brown Bear, Wild boar, Shimasquir, Nutria, No rabbit (14 species in total)

※Birds and beasts other than the above 37 species require the permission of the Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture or the Minister of the Environment.
※Noine cats are not in Yokohama city because they are different from Noraine cats.

Capture permission application procedure (example of capture for the purpose of preventing damage related to living environment, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, etc.)

To apply, please send the following documents by fax, e-mail, or mail.

1 Documents to be submitted

　（1）　Application for capture permission, etc. and registration form (raccoon Thai squirrels and other birds and beasts have different styles.)
　　　A. Application for permission to capture birds and beasts (collection of bird eggs, etc.) (other than raccoons and taiwan squirrels)
　　　　　　 (Form / description example download: PDF (PDF: 233KB) / Excel (Excel: 43KB))
　　　B. Capture based on the Kanagawa Raccoon Control Plan and the Kanagawa Prefecture Taiwan Squirrel Control Plan, etc. registration form
　　　　　　 (Form / description example download: PDF (PDF: 95KB) / Excel (Excel: 30KB))
　（2）　List of Implementers
　　　　　　If there are 3 or more employees, please submit it. If there are two or less people, please fill out the form in (1) above.
　　　　　　 (Form download: PDF (PDF: 51KB) / Excel (Excel: 18KB))
　（3）　Request form for capture of birds and beasts
　　　　　　Please submit it when the victim requests a third party (specialized trader, etc.) to capture.
　　　　　　 (Form download: PDF (PDF: 55KB) / Excel (Excel: 13KB))
　（4）　Drawings, etc. that show the location of capture

2 Application window

Yokohama City Green Environment Bureau Park Green Space Department Environmental Activity Business Division
Telephone: 045-671-3448 Fax: ０４５－６３３－９１７１
Email address: mk-yasei@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Location: 6-50-10, Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi
Application: 6-50-10 Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama 231-0005 Address Wildlife Division, Environmental Activities Division, Yokohama City Green Environment Bureau

3 Electronic application (currently (1) Yokohama-shi consignment business is open.)

（1） Please apply for "authorization of birds and beasts (collection of bird eggs, etc.) permission application" for "Yokohama-shi consignment business" from the following electronic application page.　(Example: Management contractors such as parks and street trees in Yokohama City)

Application for permission to capture birds and beasts (collection of eggs of birds, etc.) (only for Yokohama City commissioned business) Electronic application page (outside site)

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