What UK Deer Act 1991 (c.54): Close Seasons, Poaching and Prohibited Methods requires
The Deer Act 1991 (c. 54) consolidates the law protecting wild deer in England and Wales, regulating when and how deer may be taken or killed, administered through the courts and enforced by the police. Section 1 creates the offence of poaching of deer, where a person without consent or other lawful authority enters land in search or pursuit of deer with intent to take, kill, or injure them, or takes, kills, or injures deer on the land. Section 2 prohibits the taking or killing of deer of specified species during the close season set out in Schedule 1, and section 3 prohibits the taking or killing of deer at night, that is between the expiry of the first hour after sunset and the beginning of the last hour before sunrise. Section 4 prohibits the use of prohibited weapons and other articles, including any smooth-bore gun, a rifle below a specified calibre, certain ammunition, traps, snares, poisons, and the use of a vehicle to drive deer, with prohibited firearms and ammunition set out in Schedule 2. Section 9 sets the penalties for offences relating to deer, and section 10 creates offences relating to the sale and purchase of venison. Section 12 confers powers of search, arrest, and seizure, and section 13 provides for forfeitures and disqualifications. The Act is the foundational wild deer protection and management regime.
Pillar: Water & Environmental Resources · Authority: UK Parliament / Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) / Natural England · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/54/contents
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- Deer Act 1991, section 1 - poaching of deer.
- Deer Act 1991, section 2 - taking or killing of certain deer in close season.
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