**A** **BILL** **TO** Make the Hunting Act 2004 more effective in preventing the cruel hunting of wild mammals. *BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords, and the Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—* **1. Variation of penalties** For section 6 of the Hunting Act 2004 (penalty), substitute: "6. Penalties (1) A person guilty of an offence under section 1 (hunting wild mammals with dogs) or 5 (hare coursing) is liable: - (a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale (or both), - (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both). (2) A person guilty of an offence under section 3 (hunting: assistance) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale." **2. Extent, Commencement, and Short Title** (1) This Act extends to England and Wales. (2) This Act comes into force one year after Royal Assent. (3) This Act may be cited as the Hunting (Amendment) Act 2018.