HL Deb 10 February 2003 vol 644 c60WA
The Earl of Shrewsbury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Answer by Lord Whitty on 23 January (HL Deb. col. 879) regarding game licences, how licences for taking and dealing in game:

  1. (a) discourage poaching;
  2. (b) encourage compliance with close seasons for the conservation of quarry species; and
  3. (c) protect food safety. [HL1371]

Lord Whitty

The legislation governing game licensing:

  1. (a) discourages poaching by, among other things, providing for the appointment of gamekeepers and making it an offence to trespass on land in search or pursuit of game;
  2. (b) encourages compliance with close seasons by making it unlawful to kill or take game bids and animals outside certain dates;
  3. (c) protects food safety by providing that no one may lawfully sell or buy game unless they are licensed to do so; and prohibiting the sale of game birds at certain times outside the season when they may be killed.

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