However the use of ferrets
for hunting creature such as rabbits is regulated in law and can only be
practiced during the periods specified by the Prefecture each year.
The followings departements
also require an individual permit to be issued by the Prefecture.
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Ariège, Ardèche,
Aude, Aveyron, Bouches-du-Rhône, Cantal, Charente, Corrèze, South Corsica,
Côtes d'Armor, Creuse, Dordogne, Finistère, Gard, Haute Garonne, Haute-Corse,
Hérault, Haute-Loire, Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Savoie, Haute-Vienne, Gers,
Gironde, Landes, Lot, Lot et Garonne, Lozère, Morbihan, Puy de Dôme,
Pyrénées-Atlantiques,, Pyrénées-Orientales, Tarn et Garonne, Var, Vaucluse.
It can be required to state
the exact locality(s) where this is to take place and requires the permission
of the landowner
Chris