The exceptions in the 2002 Act are replaced with four revised exceptions which would allow a person to hunt wild mammals with dogs, so long as the hunting is for the specified purposes and if certain conditions are met.
The four new exceptions could be used for the following purposes—
the management of wild mammals above ground (section 3);
the management of foxes and mink below ground (section 5);
falconry, game shooting and deer stalking (section 6); and
environmental benefit (section 7).