27Exemptions for roadkill

27 Exemptions for roadkill

A person is not guilty of an offence against these regulations in relation to taking or possessing wildlife, or a product of wildlife, if the person –

(a) is acting on behalf of a person or authority that has responsibility for the maintenance of, or for traffic management relating to, a public street; and

(b) takes or possesses wildlife, or a product of wildlife, as part of, or as a consequence of, the removal of the wildlife or product of wildlife from the public street for the purpose of the safe operation of the public street; and

(c) in the case of a product of wildlife, destroys, or otherwise disposes of, the product of wildlife in a lawful manner as soon as practicable after coming into possession of the product of wildlife.