Editing Hunting Act 2004 (section)

===Retrieval of hares===
The hunting of a hare which has been shot is exempt if it takes place on land which belongs to the hunter, or which he has been given permission to use for the purpose.<ref name=Schedule1/>

In a private prosecution under the Act brought by the [[International Fund for Animal Welfare]] (IFAW) who had observed two [[hare coursing]] events in villages near [[Malton, North Yorkshire]] in March 2007 organised by the Yorkshire Greyhound Field Trialling Club, the District Judge in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] [[magistrate]]s court clarified that the club was mistaken in believing that because the dogs they had been using were [[Muzzle (device)|muzzled]], the practice was lawful.<ref name=BBC1Sep09>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8231495.stm |title=TV chef admits hunting offences |date=1 September 2009 |access-date=1 September 2009  | publisher=BBC News}}</ref>