Scottish Government

ISBN 978 0 7559 8062 8

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Contents

Section 1 Introduction

Section 2 Deer
Collaborative Deer management
Competence
Close Seasons
Data Collection

Section 3 - Game Law
Licence to take/kill game
Licence to deal in game and selling game out of season
Poaching

Section 4 Invasive Non-Native Species
Strengthening the current legislation aiming to prevent release of invasive non-native species and providing powers to control invasive non-native species
Additional powers relating to causing and permitting an offence
Overlap with other legislation or where legislation could be extended
Changes via Secondary Legislation

Section 5 Species Licensing
Options for who should administrate species licences
Purposes for which licences may be issued

Section 6 Other Issues
Snaring
Badgers
Muirburn
SSSI and protected areas revisions

Section 7 Respondent Information Form

Section 8 Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment