The full bill · Parliament publications
Hares (Close Season) Bill [HL]
The bill’s formal description, sponsors and the full list of documents Parliament has published for it, bill text at each stage, Explanatory Notes, Impact Assessments, amendment papers, written evidence and committee reports.
Long title · Parliament’s official description
A Bill to establish a close season, from the start of February to the end of September, during which the killing or taking of brown hares is prohibited; protect mountain hares; repeal the seasonal prohibition of the sale of hares in the Hares Preservation Act 1892; and for connected purposes.
Sponsors · 1
- Baroness HelicConservativeLife peer
Bill · 1
- HL Bill 44 (as introduced)Lords21 Jul 2026· 142 KB