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 —— Part

YI.



— Dogs.

405

out a game licence, under a penalty of twenty pounds (x). No such licence is, however, necessary for pursuing and killing hares by coursing with greyhounds or by hunting with beagles or other hounds or for pursuing and killing deer by hunting with hounds (a). Sub-Sect.

10.

Dog

Sect.

By

2.

Statute,

Stealing.

874. To steal a dog or obtain a dog by false pretences is not an Theft offence at common law (b), nor is it to this day, in the case of a first offence, indictable. Dog stealing is, however, punishable upon summary conviction before two justices with six months' imprisonment or a fine not exceeding twenty pounds above the value of the dog. subsequent offence is an indictable misdemeanour

of dog.

A

punishable with eighteen months' imprisonment (c). Unlawful possession of a stolen dog or its skin is punishable Possession summarily before the justices with a fine not exceeding twenty ^^^Jj^^^^^ pounds a subsequent offence is an indictable misdemeanour punishable with eighteen months' imprisonment ((i). Corruptly to take any money or reward under pretence of aiding Taking the recovery of any stolen dosj is a misdemeanour punishable with ^^^^y *o eighteen months' imprisonment (e). dogs. A justice of the peace may make an order restoring a dog found in the possession or on the premises of any person to the owner (/). To advertise publicly a rew^ard for the return of a dog, using words purporting that no questions will be asked, renders the advertiser liable to forfeit fifty pounds for every such offence to any person who will sue, i.e., to a common informer (g).

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Part

VII.— Wild Sect.

1.

Birds.

Offences.

875. Wild birds are specially protected by a series of enactments as the Wild Birds Protection Acts, 1880 to 1904 (/i), the

known (x)

Game

Licences Act, 1860 (23

24 Yict.

c.

90),

s.

4; and see

Game

title

AND Sport. (a) Ibid., s. 5. (b)

See

p. 368, ante.

The Larceny Act, 1861 (24 & 25 Yict. c. 96), s. 18. An indictment for a second offence under this section must set out the previous conviction before the two justices. (c)

(/) Ibid., (e)

Ibid.,

19.

s.

s.

(/) Ibid.,

See also

s.

22.

20.

s.

22.

Ibid., s. 102. The words " any property whatsoever " in the section have been held to include a dog (Mirams v. Our Bogs Publishing Oo., [1901] 2 K. B. If the action is against a newspaper it must be brought within six months 564). and with the assent of the Attorney- General or Solicitor- General (Larceny (Advertisements) Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 65), s. 3). {h) These Acts are the following :—Wild Birds Protection Act, 1880 (43 & 44 Yict. c. 35) Wild Birds Protection Act, 1881 (44 & 45 Yict. c. 51) Wild Birds Protection Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Yict. c. 24) Wild Birds Protection Act, 1896 Wild Birds Protection Act, 1902 (2 Edw. 7, c. 6) Wild (59 & 60 Yict. c. 56) (g)











Close time for

wild

.