Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019
34Requirements for setting or using large leghold traps
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34 Requirements for setting or using large leghold traps
A person must not set or use a large leghold trap unless—
(a) the person sets or uses the trap for the purpose of trapping foxes, wild dogs or, if an approval has been granted under regulation 40, declared feral cats; and
(b) if the person sets or uses the trap for the purpose of—
(i) trapping foxes or declared feral cats, the trap complies with regulation 35; or
(ii) trapping wild dogs, the trap complies with regulation 36; and
(c) the trap is set or used in accordance with—
(i) if the person sets or uses the trap for the purpose of trapping foxes or wild dogs, regulations 37 and 38; or
(ii) if the person sets or uses the trap for the purpose of trapping declared feral cats, regulation 37 and an approval granted under regulation 40.