Ebo 63 Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 is it illeagle to ferret or lamp in public parks/places thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 is it illeagle to ferret or lamp in public parks/places thanks Only if you get caught Seriously you will need to get permission.Not so sure if you will get permission easily.Most councils will use their own pest control officers.But hey who knows you might get lucky.Failing that go when there no one about Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stubby 175 Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 depends if you under age or not, know quite a few youngsters, that go anywhere, and if challenged just say, sorry and go, as an over 18 though I'd say yes you'd need permission, most parks have by- laws, and remembering my parks, one of them was no digging, no hunting, so that blows ferreting out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
polecat 1 Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 is it illeagle to ferret or lamp in public parks/places thanks Only if you get caught Seriously you will need to get permission.Not so sure if you will get permission easily.Most councils will use their own pest control officers.But hey who knows you might get lucky.Failing that go when there no one about just dont let parkie catch you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beddyman 6 Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 (edited) OH HELL YEA .. deff illegal bud you need writen permission to legaly hunt ANYWHERE . and you wont get permission from your local council .. police dont really bother too much but it only takes joe public to make the call and the local bobby needs to show face but will most likely tell you to move on and dont come back as the cant be bothered with the paperwork etc and they are not that clued up with the legality side of it but know its wrong ... ... also think it would need to be the council that want to press charges if you were caught and were to get in any trouble ....and doont think they would be bothered that much over a rabbit using a ferret... just my oppinnion also been there last season pmsl .. Edited June 29, 2008 by beddyman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ebo 63 Posted June 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 thanks you all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,405 Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Most parkies wont want the hassel of getting the cops involved or places have rangers that drive round in vans there a differnt lot though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlamper 0 Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 It is an offence to sell or make a gift of an air weapon to a person under eighteen years of age. It is an offence for anyone under eighteen to carry an air weapon unless - they are under the supervision of a person aged twenty one or more or they are on private land and have permission from the occupier or they are shooting as a member of an approved club or they are shooting at a shooting gallery for miniature rifles It is an offence for a person under eighteen shooting unsupervised on private land to allow any pellets to cross the boundaries of the property. It is an offence for any person, regardless of age, to be in possession of an air weapon in a public place without a reasonable excuse. A reasonable excuse might be carrying a gun to and from a target shooting club or to and from land on which you have permission to shoot. It would also include taking a gun to and from a gunsmith for repair or service or taking a new gun home from the dealer. It is an offence to trespass with an air weapon, be that in a building or on land. It is an offence to have an air weapon if you are a person prohibited from possessing a firearm by section 21 of the 1968 Act. This section prohibits anyone who has been sentenced to a custodial sentence of between three months and three years from possessing an air weapon or other firearm for five years from the date of release. Anyone sentenced to three years or more is prohibited for life. It is an offence to fire your gun within fifty feet (fifteen metres) of the centre of a public road in such a way as to endanger or impede any road user. It is an offence to shoot protected wild birds or animals. When live quarry shooting, it is your responsibility to make sure that you only shoot legal quarry. It is an offence to shoot pet animals. Besides being abhorrent to most people, this is, above all others, the offence that gives all air weapon shooters a bad name. It is an offence to have an air weapon with intent to damage property. It is an offence to have an air weapon with intent to endanger life. so lampings deffo out, im sure you would need public liability insurance if you wanted to ferret to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 I'm not sure if he was on about airgunning Speedy, but it's still illegal without the land owners permission anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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