HUNT25_MTE_APP: Species Code to Hunting Category Lookup Table for Victoria

A lookup table published by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action links species codes to permitted hunting categories for specific locations in Victoria, Australia. The dataset was last updated on April 8, 2026. It is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Validate hunting permissions for a species based on its code and location.
• Integrate legal hunting categories into wildlife management or mapping applications.
• Cross-reference species codes from the HUNT25_MTE_APP layer with their corresponding regulatory status.

Strengths

• Provides a direct link between species codes and legal hunting categories, a key regulatory requirement.
• Published by a government authority (Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action) responsible for the domain.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (EXTENDED TAB, TAB, MIF, GDB, SHP) for flexibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, State Government of Victoria.

Collection Method

Likely compiled as a regulatory reference from hunting and wildlife management policies.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 23:09:32.849859; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Victoria, Australia.