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Coursing. The chasing of an animal with dogs who follow by sight and not by scent and capture it by their swiftness. As to the coursing of captive animals, see the (English) Protection of Animals Act, 1911, s. 1, sub-s. 3 (b); Aplin v. Porritt, (1893) 2 QB 57; Waters v. Meakin, (1916) 2 KB 111; Jenkins v. Ash, (1929) 93 J.P. 229. As to dog racing on licenced tracks, see 24 & 25 Geo. 5, c. 28