Part 2: Prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime Chapter 4: Other provisions Section 63: Trespass with intent to search for or to pursue hares with dogs etc
Section 63 creates new offences relating to trespassing on land with the intention of using a dog to search for or to pursue hares with dogs. Subsection (1) makes it an offence to trespass on land with the intention of (a) using a dog to search for or to pursue a hare, (b) facilitating or encouraging the use of a dog to search for or to pursue a hare or (c) enabling another person to observe the use of a dog to search for or to pursue a hare.
	Subsection (2) provides the defence of proving reasonable excuse for the trespass.
	Subsections (3) and (4) set the maximum penalty for the offence as six months’ imprisonment (rising to 51 weeks when section 281(5) of the CJA 2003 comes into force), an unlimited fine, or both.