Petition · past parliament
Lift the ban on the shooting General Licenses (GL04/05/06).
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The revocation of these three general licences will put great impact on the agricultural and shooting community: making it difficult to effectively manage the countryside.
Not only will another British sport be lost, but the revocation will put strain on farmers, land managers and much more.
Not only will another British sport be lost, but the revocation will put strain on farmers, land managers and much more.
https://www.safeguardpestcontrol.co.uk/impact-pests-agriculture-industry/
http://www.birdbusters.com/scare_crow_bird_control.html
https://www.pitchcare.com/news-media/canada-geese.html
You may argue to use non-lethal methods, yet these non-lethal methods don’t always work and if they do, the bird can become immune to the deterrent. An example is a bird scarer: this in the first instance works, but when the bird realises that it’s s fake and doesn’t move, it continues to do as it pleases etc.
http://www.birdbusters.com/scare_crow_bird_control.html
https://www.pitchcare.com/news-media/canada-geese.html
You may argue to use non-lethal methods, yet these non-lethal methods don’t always work and if they do, the bird can become immune to the deterrent. An example is a bird scarer: this in the first instance works, but when the bird realises that it’s s fake and doesn’t move, it continues to do as it pleases etc.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Apr 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 May 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 May 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.