PART 3Protection of species

Protection of animals

Prohibition of certain methods of capturing or killing wild animals45

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This regulation applies in relation to the capturing or killing of a wild animal—

a

of any of the species listed in Schedule 4 (which lists those species listed in Annex V(a) to the Habitats Directive, and to which Article 15 of that Directive applies, which have a natural range which includes any area of Great Britain); or

b

of a European protected species, where the capturing or killing of such animals is permitted in accordance with these Regulations.

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It is an offence to use for the purpose of capturing or killing any such wild animal—

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any means listed in paragraph 1 or 2 of Schedule 4A;

b

any form of capturing or killing from a mode of transport listed in paragraph 3 of Schedule 4A;

c

any other means of capturing or killing which is indiscriminate and capable of causing the local disappearance of, or serious disturbance to, a population of any species of animal listed in Schedule 4 or any European protected species of animal.

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A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine, or to both.