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15.—(1) No person shall hold or take part in the following activities in a protection zone—
(a)hunting any drag or other trail;
(b)falconry, except under the authority of a licence granted by the Secretary of State;
(c)point-to-point meetings;
(d)stalking.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), no person shall shoot game or other wildlife or deer in a protection zone.
(3) The occupier of any land, members of his household, persons employed by him as beaters and any member of a shooting party of not more than three persons authorised by him, may shoot game, other wildlife or deer found on that land.
(4) A person may shoot birds under the authority of a licence granted by the Secretary of State, and
(5) A person may cull deer under the authority of a licence granted by the Secretary of State.
(6) Where holding any recreational or sporting activity may, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, spread disease, she may prohibit it by serving a notice on the person responsible for the activity.
(7) In this paragraph “falconry” means the use of birds of the order Falconiformae to hunt for game or other wildlife.
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