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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019
42Prescribed features of confinement traps
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42 Prescribed features of confinement traps
A confinement trap must have the following features—
(a) the trap must not be designed in such a way that it may cause unreasonable pain or suffering to a trapped animal;
(b) the trap must not grip or strike any part of the body of a trapped animal;
(c) the trap must not contain hooks, protruding parts, or other design features that may injure the trapped animal.