Part III Offences in relation to deer
F1Unlawful killing, taking and injuring of deer
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Amendments (Textual)
17 Unlawful killing, taking and injuring of deer.
1
Subject to section 25 of this Act, any person who, without legal right to take or kill deer or without permission from a person having such right, takes or wilfully kills or injures deer on any land shall be guilty of an offence.
2
Subject to section 25 of this Act, any person who, without legal right to take or kill deer on any land or without permission from a person having such right, removes any deer carcase from that land shall be guilty of an offence.
3
Subject to section 25 of this Act, any person who wilfully kills or injures any deer otherwise than by shooting shall be guilty of an offence.
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S. 17 cross-heading inserted (1.1.2012) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), ss. 30(2), 43(1) (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2011/433, art. 2(1)(f)