Offences
I11Offences relating to glue traps in England
1
A person who sets a glue trap in England for the purpose of catching a rodent commits an offence.
2
A person who sets a glue trap in England in a manner which gives rise to a risk that a rodent will become caught in the glue trap commits an offence.
3
4
A person who knowingly causes or permits an offence to be committed under subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence.
5
A person commits an offence if the person—
a
finds a glue trap in England that has been set in a manner which gives rise to a risk that a rodent will become caught in the glue trap, and
b
without reasonable excuse, fails to ensure that the glue trap no longer gives rise to such a risk.
6
If the person reasonably believes that the glue trap was set under, and in accordance with the terms of, a glue trap licence, the person has a reasonable excuse for the purposes of subsection (5)(b).
7
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1), (2) or (4) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks or a fine (or both).
8
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (5) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.
9
In relation to an offence committed before section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 comes into force, the reference in subsection (7) to 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to six months.
10
The court by which a person is convicted of an offence under this section—
a
must order the person to forfeit any glue trap in the person’s possession or control which has been used in the course of, or in connection with, that offence, and
b
may order the person to forfeit any other glue trap in the person’s possession or control.
11
In this Act “glue trap” means a trap which—
a
is designed, or is capable of being used, to catch a rodent, and
b
uses an adhesive substance as the means, or one of the means, of capture.