A man from North Wales is to pay more than £1,000 after hare coursing in Lancashire.
Joel Miller pleaded guilty to two counts of trespassing with intent to pursue hares with dogs, and hunting a wild mammal with dogs, at Burnley Magistrates' Court on September 29.
Miller, 29, of Bryn Crescent, Rhuddlan, was involved in hare coursing with co-defendant John Doran in Leyland and Ormskirk on October 5, 2025.
He changed his pleas to guilty on the day his trial was due to be held.
The court ordered the forfeiture and destruction of a Panasonic camcorder, camouflage jacket, and thermal scope.
Miller was fined £405, and will pay costs to the Crown Prosecution Service of £660, making a total payment of £1,065.
He had previously been convicted of hare coursing in Humberside in 2023, for which he was given a fine, unpaid work and a driving ban, and in 2025, for which he was given a suspended prison sentence, more unpaid work and a criminal behaviour order.
Though, the 2025 sentence post-dated his offending in this latest case.
Doran, 32, of Queen Eleanor Road, Northampton, admitted the same offences and was handed a criminal behaviour order, £660 in prosecution costs, a £114 surcharge, and a £360 fine.
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