Courts handed tougher powers to tackle hare coursing offences (www.farminguk.com)

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Hare coursers face tougher sentencing from next month as courts move to crack down on a crime rural communities say is causing growing fear, damage and intimidation across the countryside.

New sentencing guidelines published by the Sentencing Council will come into force on 1 June 2026, introducing stronger measures designed to reflect the “real harm” hare coursing causes to farmers, wildlife and rural communities.

The changes follow reforms introduced under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and come after a 12-week public consultation.

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[-] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Will they be "proper fucked?"

[-] baggins@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago

Good. Let’s chase the coursers across a few fields while we’re at it.

this post was submitted on 14 May 2026

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