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The Scottish Parliament's rural affairs committee have been deciding on a timetable for consideration of the bill.
Its sponsor, Labour MSP Mike Watson, says he expects it will be law by the autumn.
 Mike Watson: Bill sponsor
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But Lord Johnston ruled that the courts could not interfere in parliamentary business.
That allowed Mr Watson to continue his campaign to have the bill turned into legislation.
Previous to that, opponents had protested that anti-hunting groups had helped the politician draft his bill.
Economic impact
That argument was dismissed by the Scottish Parliament's standards committee, which deemed he had done nothing wrong.
 Fox-hunting: Fair game?
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Conservative MSP Alex Fergusson said he would press for a new study into the effect of such legislation on the rural economy.
The Macaulay Institute in Aberdeen is already conducting a study with its findings due out at the end of the month.
Mr Fergusson said the bill goes much wider than fox hunting and a new study is needed.
However, Mr Watson says it all boils down to a simple non-economic issue - hunting animals for pleasure does not belong in the 21st century and should be banned.
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