Hares (Close Season) Bill [HL]
House of Lords · Lords Chamber · 21 Jul 2026 · 3 speeches · Official Report
First Reading
A Bill to establish a close season, from the start of February to the end of September, during which the killing or taking of brown hares is prohibited; protect mountain hares; repeal the seasonal prohibition of the sale of hares in the Hare Preservation Act 1892; and for connected purposes.
The Bill was introduced by Baroness Helic, read a first time and ordered to be printed.