Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 6 April 2017.
Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
Labour
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the deterrent effect of fines for persons convicted of hare coursing, in the light of the finding by the House Commons Library that the average fine is £256.43.
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Under the Hunting Act 2004, an individual can receive an unlimited fine if found guilty of illegal hunting or hare coursing. Sentencing and the level of fine imposed if a person is found guilty is a matter for the courts.
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