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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019
55Prescribed features of rodent kill traps
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55 Prescribed features of rodent kill traps
A rodent kill trap must have the following features—
(a) if jawed, the jaws must not be toothed, serrated or sharp-pointed in a way that can pierce or tear the skin of the animal;
(b) the trap must humanely destroy the animal;
(c) the trap must not have spikes or serrations which could cause injury to a trapped animal before its death;
(d) the trap must not be designed to drown an animal.