Deer Act 1980
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1980 c. 49 |
| Year | 1980 |
(1) Subject to subsection (3) below, if any person enters any land without the consent of the owner or occupier or other lawful authority in search or pursuit of any deer with the intention of taking, killing or injuring it, he shall be guilty of an offence.intentionally takes, kills or injures, or attempts to take, kill or injure, any deer;searches for or pursues any deer with the intention of taking, killing or injuring it; orremoves the carcase of any deer,he would have the consent of the owner or occupier of the land if the owner or occupier knew of his doing it and the circumstances of it; orhe has other lawful authority to do it.to give his full name and address; andto quit that land forthwith;(5) Subject to subsection (6) below, a person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F2level 4 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.(6) Where an offence under this section was committed in respect of more than one deer the maximum fine which may be imposed under subsection (5) above shall be determined as if the person convicted had been convicted of a separate offence in respect of each deer.(7) In this section “authorised person”, in relation to any land, means the owner or occupier or any person authorised by the owner or occupier of the land, and includes any person having the right to take or kill deer on the land.at any time during the prohibited period sells or offers or exposes for sale or has in his possession for sale any venison; orat any time sells or offers or exposes for sale any venison otherwise than to a licensed game dealer,which has been taken or killed in circumstances which constitute an offence under section 1 above or any provision of the which he knows or has reason to believe to have been so taken or killed,(3) In this section “prohibited period”, in relation to any venison which comes from a species and description of deer in relation to which a close season is prescribed by Schedule 1 to the Deer Act 1963, means the period beginning with the expiration of the tenth day, and ending with the expiration of the last day, of that season.(4) In this section and section 3 below—
- “licensed game dealer” means a person licensed to deal in game under the Game Act 1831 and the Licences Act 1860, and includes a servant of such a person;
- “sale” includes barter and exchange and “sell” and “purchase” shall be construed accordingly.
- “authorised officer” means any officer of the council of a district or London borough, or of the Common Council of the City of London, who is authorised by them in writing to exercise the powers conferred by this section;
- “record book” means a book kept in pursuance of subsection (1) above.
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