I found this on a forum I follow; File this under "whut da f**k!!"
SPORRAN WEARERS MAY NEED LICENCE
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6234290.stm
The laws are designed to protect endangered species like otters, whose fur used to be favoured by sporran makers. The legislation applies to animals killed after 1994. Applicants must prove that the animal was killed lawfully before they will be able to get a licence. The conservation regulations were designed to close a number of loopholes and bring Scotland into line with other EU members. The law already applied to other vulnerable animals like badgers, deer, wildcats, hedgehogs, bats, lynx, moles, seals, whales, dolphins and porpoises. The regulations require anyone who owns any part of a protected animal to obtain a licence. The maximum penalties for breaking the law are a fine of £5,000 and six months in prison.
I have to quote one of the other forum members here:
"Personally, I'd not like to be the person in charge of telling some burly competitor in the highland games he must relinquish his sporran. Life's too short to spend that much of it in intensive care."
SPORRAN WEARERS MAY NEED LICENCE
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6234290.stm
The laws are designed to protect endangered species like otters, whose fur used to be favoured by sporran makers. The legislation applies to animals killed after 1994. Applicants must prove that the animal was killed lawfully before they will be able to get a licence. The conservation regulations were designed to close a number of loopholes and bring Scotland into line with other EU members. The law already applied to other vulnerable animals like badgers, deer, wildcats, hedgehogs, bats, lynx, moles, seals, whales, dolphins and porpoises. The regulations require anyone who owns any part of a protected animal to obtain a licence. The maximum penalties for breaking the law are a fine of £5,000 and six months in prison.
I have to quote one of the other forum members here:
"Personally, I'd not like to be the person in charge of telling some burly competitor in the highland games he must relinquish his sporran. Life's too short to spend that much of it in intensive care."
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Re: SPORRAN WEARERS MAY NEED LICENCE
Fri, July 20, 2007 - 12:00 PMSomehow I don't think anyone is going to be rolling any Celts in the USA over this.
Most of 'our' Celts in the states are re-enactors (there are only a handfull of posers) and are armed to the teeth - at least the ones that *I* know. Taking away any part of their costume could cost you a limb, or at the very least anything on your person posing as Single Malt Whiskey.
Plus most of the re-enactment Celts don't wear the kind of sporran they are talking about. They wear a plain leather one though I have seen a select few with 'fur' on them.
Look like Scottland is going to have to start looking into some of the really good faux fur imitations we have on the market. Tsk Tsk!
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Re: SPORRAN WEARERS MAY NEED LICENCE
Fri, November 2, 2007 - 4:28 AMI see a business opportunity here. Just breed these animals on a farm and sell them.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6234290.stm
