Defra Licence:

[delta1946]

Never been asked for a license, i have worked on airports, landfill sites, killed many birds with my falcons and hawks. mainly Gull's crows, pigeon,
craggrat

can you kill sea gulls?

[Luke Skywalker]

Does protection of crops include protection of personal crops?

[termin8R]

There are four different licences under which we might operate... the quarry species are not necessarily the same on each one.

Doug

:: Licence to kill or take certain birds to prevent serious damage or disease WML Gen-L05 PDF
:: Licence to kill or take certain birds to preserve air safety WML Gen-L06 PDF
:: Licence to kill or take certain birds to preserve public health or public safety WML Gen-L07 PDF
:: Licence to kill or take certain birds to conserve wild birds WML Gen-L08 PDF

[Alegazmoz]

can you kill sea gulls?

There are four different licences under which we might operate... the quarry species are not necessarily the same on each one.

Doug

:: Licence to kill or take certain birds to prevent serious damage or disease WML Gen-L05 PDF
:: Licence to kill or take certain birds to preserve air safety WML Gen-L06 PDF
:: Licence to kill or take certain birds to preserve public health or public safety WML Gen-L07 PDF
:: Licence to kill or take certain birds to conserve wild birds WML Gen-L08 PDF

Gull, Great Black-backed, Larus marinus
Gull, Lesser Black-backed, Larus fuscus
Gull, Herring, Larus argentatus

Subject to the provisions of the caveats listed above.

[Frankie1517]

There are four different licences under which we might operate... the quarry species are not necessarily the same on each one.

Doug

:: Licence to kill or take certain birds to prevent serious damage or disease WML Gen-L05 PDF
:: Licence to kill or take certain birds to preserve air safety WML Gen-L06 PDF
:: Licence to kill or take certain birds to preserve public health or public safety WML Gen-L07 PDF
:: Licence to kill or take certain birds to conserve wild birds WML Gen-L08 PDF

Isn't this just the rules that those taking birds for the 4 reasons about must adhear to. Hunting for sport or food doesn't really fall into any of thse categories?

[ftwizard]

Isn't this just the rules that those taking birds for the 4 reasons about must adhear to. Hunting for sport or food doesn't really fall into any of thse categories?

You can't shoot wild birds for food or sport, only for the reasons stated on the licence, game birds excepted of course, but they need a specific licence I believe.

[Rodd]

Ftwizard,

Game licences are no longer required, but can still only be shot in their relevant seasons and not on Sundays or Christmas Day or without landowners specific permission where you have shooting permissions.

Rod

[Simply Simon]

Game birds are considered as a crop to be harvested at certain times of the year. All birds and animals are protected; some are then exempted under certain conditions (general license) as detailed above, and thus you cannot shoot quarry solely for food or in your confines of your backgarden. Others are exempted at certain times of the year during their specific 'open seasons'.