What UK Game Act 1831 (c.32): Game Certificates, Close Seasons and Trespass in Pursuit of Game requires
The Game Act 1831 (c. 32) remains the principal statute governing the taking of game in England and Wales, regulating close seasons, the requirement to hold a game certificate, the sale of game, and trespass in pursuit of game, enforced through the magistrates' courts. Section 2 defines what is deemed game, including hares, pheasants, partridges, grouse, heath or moor game, black game, and bustards. Section 3 sets the days and seasons during which game shall not be killed, establishing the close seasons for each species, and provides a penalty for laying poison to kill game. Section 17 permits certificated persons to sell game to licensed dealers, and section 23 provides a penalty for killing or taking game without holding a game certificate. Section 24 provides a penalty for destroying or taking the eggs of game. Section 25 provides a penalty for selling game without a licence and on certificated persons selling to unlicensed persons. Section 30 provides a penalty on persons trespassing in the daytime upon land in search or pursuit of game, and section 31 allows occupiers to require trespassers to quit the land and give their names and addresses, with arrest available on refusal. Section 32 provides an aggravated penalty on persons found armed and using violence. The Act is the foundational game law and anti-poaching regime in daytime.
Pillar: Water & Environmental Resources · Authority: UK Parliament / Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1831/32/contents
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- Game Act 1831, section 2 - what shall be deemed game.
- Game Act 1831, section 3 - days and seasons during which game shall not be killed.
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