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For those that think cute fluffy bunny, check the date on this act and still stands today........

Pests Act 1954 Control of rabbits: Information for occupiers of land



1. Responsibilities of occupiers to control rabbits Under Section 1 of the Pests Act 1954

The whole of England, apart from the City of London and Isles of Scilly, has been declared a rabbit clearance area. Under Section 1(2) of the 1954 Act, all occupiers of land in a rabbit clearance area have a continuing obligation to kill or take any wild rabbits living on, or resorting to, their land, unless they can establish that it is not reasonably practicable to do so. If it is not practicable to destroy the rabbits, occupiers have an obligation to prevent the rabbits from causing damage elsewhere by, for example, fencing them in with rabbit-proof fencing. The obligation to control rabbits is irrespective of the use being made of the occupier’s land or that of their neighbours.

2. Enforcement of the obligation to control rabbits

Where an occupier neglects a serious infestation on their land which is causing damage to neighbouring land, they will be reminded of their obligation by Natural England and given reasonable time to put matters right. If this warning is ignored, the Secretary of State has powers, under Section 98 of the Agriculture Act 1947, to serve a notice on an occupier requiring them to take specified action against the rabbits. If an occupier fails to take the specified action they would be liable for prosecution. In addition, the Secretary of State can also arrange for a third party to carry out the necessary control work on the occupier’s land and then recover the cost of this work from the occupier.

3. Methods of controlling rabbits

Occupiers may use any legal method to control rabbits on their land, e.g. gassing, trapping, snaring, shooting, fencing etc. Further advice on methods of control is given in the Natural England advisory leaflet "Rabbits" TAN01, "Rabbits: use of fencing to prevent agricultural damage" TAN16 and "Rabbits: use of cage-trapping to prevent agricultural damage" TAN17 which are available from Natural England

4. The right to shoot rabbits

The Ground Game Act 1880 gives an occupier the right to shoot rabbits on his/her land during the day and to authorise in writing one other person to do so. That person must be a member of the occupier’s household or staff, or be employed for reward. An occupier may apply to Natural England for authority to use a reasonable number of extra guns, if the owner of the shooting rights will neither permit the occupier to use extra guns, nor undertake to destroy the rabbits themselves. If you wish to apply to use extra guns. Under the 1880 Act, as interpreted by the courts and as read with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, only the following are allowed to shoot rabbits at night:

a) An owner-occupier with shooting rights b) A landlord/landlady who has reserved their shooting rights c) A shooting tenant not in occupation who has derived the shooting rights from the owner; and d) An occupier, or one other person authorised by them in writing, where the occupier has written authority from another person with shooting rights.

5. Complaints about rabbit damage

If you are suffering damage from rabbits coming from neighbouring land and you have either asked your neighbour to control the rabbits but they have refused to do so or you cannot identify the neighbour, you should contact Natural England at the following address : Wildlife Licensing Unit, Natural England, Burghill Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS10 6NJ.



Want to know more about the law regarding shooting and snaring? Try the links below.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/vertebrates/default.htm (Wildlife management and Licencing advice)

http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/vertebrates/game-licences.htm (Game licences)

http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/vertebrates/snares/pdf/snares-cop.pdf (Snaring)



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