A MAN has been ordered to pay £1,145 in a fine and costs after being found guilty of poaching in the Yorkshire Dales.
Ronald Sedgeley, 48, was found guilty in July by Harrogate magistrates of hunting a wild mammal with a dog at Langber Lane, Long Preston, on November 4, 2022.
Magistrates found that the hunting was not of a class not exempted by the Hunting Act of 2004.
On Monday (September 4), Sedgeley, of Lever Street, Heywood, Rochdale, who was unrepresented at Harrogate Magistrates Court, was fined £375 and ordered to pay costs of £620 and a surcharge of £150. He was ordered to pay £100 per month beginning from October 1.
Sedgeley first appeared before magistrates to face the charge of hunting a wild mammal with a dog at Skipton Law Courts in March.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article