Ferret Master Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Hello, Just to prove my point to someone, does anyone have the relevant law which says it's illegal to pick up a deer you have hit yourself. Thanks, FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo1 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 im sure ive read that on the basc website somewhere?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricko Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 A friend of the ex-wife hit a deer in Scotland in 1996 driving a Peugeot 405 estate, it wrote the car off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 we had a thread on this a while ago, and i searched and searched and searched through uk law, and found absolutely nothing stating you can't pick up what you hit. The only legal aspects are, in theory the highways agency own the carcasses, however hell will freeze over before you get prosecuted for taking their meat! Also there's the 'driving deer' thing (ie intenionally driving at a deer) which you could possibly fall foul of, but unlikely... see http://www.bestpracticeguides.org.uk/reference/dcs_drivingdeer.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Roadkill. I seem to remember that I was told that if I were to pick something up that I had hit, then I would be breaking the law. However if you were following, or happened to come across game that was dead on a road then it was OK to take it. There was a TV program about a Guy that ate what he found on roads and went round colecting Roadkill and had a freezer full of all sorts including badger! Paladin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Everyone thinks that's the case, but there is nothing in law stating that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonstool Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 So far as I can make out ? >> The Highways Agency is responsible for "removing" and disposing of injured or dead creatures from the roads. but > If the 'creature' is a wild animal, that is, defined as any animal not "kept" by a human, so squirrels, rabbits, pheasants, hares and badgers are probably 'safe' to collect and 'use'; assuming they not suspected of having an infectious disease. however> The most relevant regulation is the EU Animal By-Products Regulation. So, animals that are owned, however, must be disposed of according to EU rules - which usually means they have to be processed and incinerated. This includes pets, circus animals, and farm animals. It would, therefore, not be legal to eat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Why all the fuss anyway :blink: :blink: If you find a dead thing or run it over yourself, whats the difference! Either pick it up and make some use of its death or leave it, do you think there's CCTV or police watching you everywhere you go (well not yet anyway!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 The most relevant regulation is the EU Animal By-Products Regulation. So, animals that are owned, however, must be disposed of according to EU rules - which usually means they have to be processed and incinerated. This includes pets, circus animals, and farm animals. It would, therefore, not be legal to eat them. Deer are wild animals (unless part of a farmed herd), so are not covered by that legislation. Pheasant and Partridge are farmed (when in pens), until they are released, they then become wild animals and once again are not covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonstool Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Which legislation would they come under then ? ++ = > Deer are wild animals (unless part of a farmed herd), so are not covered by that legislation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 none - that's the point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 best article I have seen on the matter go on get stuck in. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/roadkill-one-from-the-road-414972.html KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckaroo23 Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 i think it an old time law, probly around in the early 1900s, theres loads of silly little laws around that have never been changed or scraped as it would cost so they justmiss them out of new law books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 it does make sense that there would be a law to that effect otherwise in theory you could go round trying to run down deer and wild animals just so you could pick them up. Ok you'd need a hardy vehicle but the average landy owner thinks nothing of a few dents. Though might not be the quickest vehicle for the activity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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