Part 1Wildlife management

Glue traps

2Offence of supplying glue trap

(1)

It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse, to supply, or offer to supply, a glue trap.

(2)

It is an offence for a person to knowingly cause or permit an unauthorised person to commit an offence under subsection (1).

(3)

A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if the person is an authorised person.

(4)

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).

(5)

In this section—

authorised person” has the meaning given in section 1(7),

glue trap” has the meaning given in section 1(7),

supply” of a glue trap includes—

(a)

selling it,

(b)

exchanging it for a consideration other than money,

(c)

giving it as a prize or otherwise making a gift of it,

(d)

otherwise making the glue trap available.