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Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024

2024 asp 4

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Part 1—Wildlife Management

Glue traps

Section 2—Offence of supplying glue trap

14.This section makes it an offence for a person to supply or offer for supply a glue trap, or to knowingly cause or permit an unauthorised person to do so. The penalty is the same as for section 1.

15.A person does not commit an offence if they are an authorised person (as defined in section 1(7)) or if they had a reasonable excuse to supply the glue trap. An example of reasonable excuse would be if a person’s workplace superior compelled them to supply the glue trap.

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