Nature conservation areas and forest reserves are designated as mushroom protection areas, in which mushroom picking is strictly prohibited. Certain picking regulations apply in all other areas.

The most important regulations are

• Mushroom picking is permitted from the 11th to the last day of each month.
• Mushrooms may be collected between 8:00 and 20:00.
• A maximum of 1 kg of porcini mushrooms, chanterelles and morels and 2 kg of other edible mushrooms may be collected per person per day.
• Gathering in groups of more than three people, with the exception of families, is prohibited.

The legal provisions are laid down in the Ordinance on the Protection of Mushrooms (Mushroom Protection Ordinance). The game wardens, the hunting and fishing wardens, the members of the nature guards, the mushroom inspectors, the forestry authorities and the provincial police are authorized and obliged to monitor these provisions. Mushroom experts are available from April 11 to October 31 to inspect collected mushrooms. Their contact details can be found at the following link: Mushroom picking, mushroom inspection, mushroom sanctuaries