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New guideline gives courts more powers to deal with hare coursers

Crack down targets trespass, social media promotion and distress caused to farmers

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock 鈥� 3 min read
Courts given new tools to deal with hare coursers
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Courts given new tools to deal with hare coursers

Courts will have more tools to deal with hare coursers following the publication of a new guideline by the Sentencing Council. As of June 1, four offences associated with hare coursing, including trespass...

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