Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 4)

Part 1 Wildlife management

Glue traps

2 Offence 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.