BayNatSchG

Name of Act
Bavarian Nature Conservation Act
Date of Adoption
02-23-2011
Country
Region
EU Member
Yes
Description

Art.11a Sky spotlights and lighting systems
1 Interference with the insect fauna through artificial lighting in outdoor areas must be avoided. 2 Sky spotlights and devices with similar effects are not permitted. 3 When setting up lighting systems outdoors, the effects on the insect fauna, in particular their impairment and damage, must be checked and the objectives of species protection must be taken into account. 4 Lighting in the immediate vicinity of protected landscape components and biotopes must only be approved by the responsible authority or with their consent in exceptional cases.