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The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill received Royal Assent on the 28th of April and now is law. The Act amends some existing legislation by increasing the maximum penalty for the historic crime of ‘trespassing in pursuit of game’ under the Game Act 1831 and the Night Poaching Act 1828 to an unlimited fine and up to six months’ imprisonment. The Act also creates two new criminal offences: ‘trespass with the intention of using a dog to search for or pursue a hare’; and ‘being equipped to trespass with the intention of using a dog to search for or pursue a hare’ – both punishable by an unlimited fine and up to six months in prison. Crucially, courts will also have the power to order those convicted of poaching to pay back costs incurred by the police in kennelling a dog and to disqualify an offender from owning or keeping a dog. Ed launched his campaign to have the law changed after experiencing years of threats and criminal damage from illegal coursin