# Hares Act 1848 (repealed) 11 & 12 Vict. c. 29 · enacted 22 July 1848 · revised to 1 August 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Introductory text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1 Persons in the Occupation of inclosed Ground, and in certain Cases Owners, may kill Hares without a Game Certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Authority to kill Hares to be limited to One Person at the same Time in any One Parish; Which Authority shall be sent to the Clerk of the Petty Sessions who shall register the same. If Authority revoked Notice to be given of the same. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Not to authorize the laying of Poison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Agreements reserving Game to be still in force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Interpretation of Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 To extend to England and Wales only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/11-12/29 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hares-act-1848-repealed Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.