The Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act
The equivalent Act in Scotland similarly makes it illegal to chase or deliberately kill mammals with dogs. There are a number of differences between the two Acts:
- The Scottish Act does not place a two dog limit on the flushing of a mammal to guns in order to shoot it;
- With respect to flushing foxes above ground to guns to shoot them, only the Scottish Act permits this to be done to protect game birds;
- With respect to flushing foxes below ground to guns to shoot them, only the Scottish Act permits this to be done to protect livestock;
- The Scottish Act allows someone convicted to be sentenced for up to six months in prison, there is no such power in the Hunting Act 2004.
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