Part 1Wildlife management
Glue traps
I11Offence of using glue trap
1
It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse, to use a glue trap for the purpose of killing or taking any animal other than an invertebrate.
2
It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse, to use a glue trap in a manner that is likely to cause bodily injury to any animal other than an invertebrate that comes into contact with it.
3
It is an offence for a person to knowingly cause or permit an unauthorised person to commit an offence under subsection (1) or (2).
4
A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) or (2) if the person is an authorised person.
5
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding £40,000 (or both),
b
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine (or both).
6
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is amended as follows—
a
in section 5 (prohibition of certain methods of killing or taking wild birds), in subsection (1)(a), after “trap” insert “(other than a glue trap within the meaning of section 1 of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024)”
,
b
in section 11 (prohibition of certain methods of killing or taking wild animals), after subsection (2) insert—
2A
In subsection (2), “trap” does not include a glue trap within the meaning of section 1 of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024.
7
In this section—
“authorised person” means a person—
- a
authorised by the scheme made under section 5, and
- b
acting in accordance with the person’s authorisation,
and references to the authorisation of a person are to be construed accordingly,
- a
“glue trap” means a trap that—
- a
is designed, or is capable of being used, to catch an animal other than an invertebrate, and
- b
uses an adhesive substance as the means, or one of the means, of capture.
- a