game licence

[thelodgekeeper 0]

hi all

can any one tell me please if you need a game licence to sell rabbits or are they done away with now in england

cheers

stu

[SEAN3513 7]

i am led to beleive you still need one ......£4 from the post office......plus i think you need some sort of permit from your local council???

 

hopefully someone more learned will confirm this.

 

cheers

 

sean

[mattydski 560]

I thought they were done away with as well, except in scotland, but i think thats a game license, i.e. to shoot, not to sell??

Found this

Matt

 

 

Game Dealers Licence

Dealing or Selling Game is a licensable act e.g. Butchers must hold a licence issued by the Local Authority if they want to sell game. The sale of game is governed by the Game Act 1831 and the Game Licences Act 1860. You may only sell game to a licensed game dealer, unless you hold a game dealers licence, or it is for consumption on the premises e.g. the sale of game in a restaurant. A licence holder may buy game from any person who is licensed to sell it.

Definition of Game

Game is defined as: Hares; Pheasant; Partridge; Grouse; Heath or Moor game; Deer; Woodcock; Snipe; and Rabbit. Wild fowl are not classed game and trading in them is not restricted by the game laws.

Licences

Two licences are required before you are legally allowed to sell game:

 

* a licence under section 18 of the the Game Act 1831; and

* an excise licence under section 14 of the Game Licences Act 1860

 

Game Dealers Licence under section 18 of the Game Act 1831

This licence is issued by the Local Authority i.e. Corby Borough Council. An application from must be completed and returned to the Environmental Health Section with the appropriate fee, currently £28.00. Once this application is received the Local Authority will determine whether to issue the licence under the above Act and it may be necessary to inspect you premises and/or game larder. This licence is renewable annually.

Relevant Downloads:

Please click the link below for the application for a Game Dealers Licence:

http://www.corby.gov.uk/an/wc.exe/AO2/View...p;Version=15390

 

Note: The Game Dealers Licence should not be confused with a Game Licence, which is simply a licence to kill game and is explained further below:

Excise Licence under Section 14 of the Game Licences Act 1860

In addition to the above mentioned licence, a game dealer must also obtain an excise licence. This is obtainable from the Post Office on presentation of the Local Authority Licence referred to above and costs £4.00. This licence is also renewable annually.

 

Note: Where an applicant has more than one premises, although a licence under the Game Act 1831 is needed for each premises, only one licence is needed under the Game Licences Act 1860, no matter how many premises are involved.

 

Licence to kill game – Gamekeepers Licence

There is also a Gamekeepers Licence, which is available from the Post Office. This is an annual licence which expires on 31 July and costs £4.00. A gamekeeper required to kill game, whose employer takes out a licence for him does not require a licence, but otherwise, he must obtain a licence himself. A Gamekeepers Licence is only valid on land on which his employer has the right to kill game and it remains in force only while he is so employed.

For Further Information Contact:

National Game Dealers Association

Telephone: 020 8741 7789

Fax: 020 8741 0333

Environmental Health

[SEAN3513 7]

nice one matt

 

they don't make things easy for staying on the right side of the law......do they?

 

cheers

 

sean