Hunting, coursing and fishingN.I.
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53—(1) Nothing in this Act applies in relation to anything which occurs in the normal course of hunting or coursing any animal, not being a protected animal, unless—
(a)the animal is released in an injured, mutilated or exhausted condition; or
(b)the animal is hunted or coursed in an enclosed space from which it has no reasonable chance of escape.
(2) Nothing in this Act applies in relation to anything which occurs in the normal course of fishing.