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Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023

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5Exception: management of foxes below ground

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(1)This section applies if—

(a)a person is using a dog to—

(i)search for a fox below ground, or

(ii)flush a fox from below ground,

with the intention of killing it for one or more of the purposes set out in subsection (2), and

(b)the conditions set out in subsection (3) are met.

(2)The purposes referred to in subsection (1)(a) are—

(a)preventing serious damage to livestock, woodland or crops,

(b)preventing the spread of disease,

(c)protecting human health,

(d)relieving the suffering of an injured or dependent fox.

(3)The conditions referred to in subsection (1)(b) are that—

(a)the activity mentioned in subsection (1)(a) does not involve the use of more than one dog,

(b)the dog used in the activity is—

(i)under control,

(ii)fitted with a device to allow tracking of the position of the dog below ground,

(c)reasonable steps are taken—

(i)to prevent the dog becoming trapped below ground, and

(ii)if the dog becomes trapped below ground, to ensure that it is rescued as soon as reasonably possible,

(d)permission for the activity has been given by the owner of the land on which the activity takes place,

(e)no steps are taken to prevent the fox from being flushed or emerging from below ground,

(f)if the fox which is being searched for or flushed is found or emerges from below ground, it is shot dead, or killed by a bird of prey, as soon as reasonably possible,

(g)if an attempt to kill the fox, as mentioned in paragraph (f), results in it being injured but not killed, reasonable steps are taken to kill it in a way (other than by using a dog) that causes it the minimum possible suffering.

(4)In this section, “dependent” means that the mother of a fox is dead and it is too young to survive on its own.

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