# Hares Preservation Act 1892, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act to enact a Close Time for Hares during the Breeding Season.
[20th May 1892]
Whereas hares form an important article of food, and have of late years greatly decreased in numbers in England, Scotland, and Wales, by reason of their being inconsiderately slaughtered, and owing to their marketable value it is important to provide for their protection during the breeding season.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/55-56/8/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hares-preservation-act-1892/introduction
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