Amendments proposed to the Hunting Bill, As Amended - continued House of Commons

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Gregory Barker

6

Page     6,     line     38     [Schedule     1],     at end insert 'or paragraph 2A'.


   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Peter Luff

7

Page     7,     line     8     [Schedule     1],     leave out paragraph 2 and insert—

'Use of dogs below ground to protect birds and livestock and for wildlife management purposes

    2        The use of a dog below ground is exempt hunting if the conditions in this paragraph are satisfied, namely—

   

Mr Colin Challen

4

Page     7,     line     8     [Schedule     1],     leave out paragraph 2.

   

Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr John Gummer
Mr Adrian Flook
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Nicholas Soames

2

Page     7,     line     13     [Schedule     1],     after 'to', insert—

   

Mr James Gray
Mr Edward Garnier
Mr John Gummer
Mr Adrian Flook
Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Nicholas Soames

3

Page     7,     line     15     [Schedule     1],     leave out from '(c.69))' to end of line 16 and insert—

   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Peter Luff

8

Page     7,     line     15     [Schedule     1],     leave out from '(c.69))' to end of line 16.

   

Gregory Barker
Lembit Öpik
Mr Peter Luff

5

Page     7,     line     45     [Schedule     1],     at end insert—

'Use of dogs below ground to search for orphaned fox cubs

    2A (1)   The use of a dog below ground in the course of stalking or flushing out is in accordance with this paragraph if the conditions in this paragraph are satisfied.

    (2)   The first condition is that the stalking or flushing out is undertaken for the purpose of searching for fox cubs.

    (3)   The second condition is that the person doing the stalking or flushing out—

    (4)   The third condition is that the stalking or flushing out does not involve the use of more than one dog below ground at any one time.

    (5)   The fourth condition is that the hunter reasonably believes that the cubs are not capable of fending for themselves and that their mother is dead or seriously injured.

    (6)   The fifth condition is that reasonable steps are taken for the purpose of ensuring that as soon as possible after being found the fox cubs are killed.'.


 
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