This Act prohibits, in principle, all hunting of wild mammals with dogs and all hare coursing events. It shall be an offence for a person to hunt a wild mammal with a dog unless the hunting is exempt. Its shall also be an offence for a person to permit land which belongs to him or her to be entered or used, or to permit a dog which belongs to him or her to be used for hunting prohibited under this Act. The Act also prohibits a person to participate in, attend or knowingly facilitate a hare coursing event or to permit land which belongs to him or her to be used for a hare coursing event. The Act provides for enforcement of provisions of this Act and the making of Regulations and prescribes penalties for offences.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · 2004-11-18