Snaring review

14 Mar 2017 03:43 PM

Recommendations to improve snaring practices.

A report has found that snaring related incidents have reduced while making recommendations for further improvements in the law.

The new proposals seek to further refine snaring practices, which will mostly be delivered through the Snaring Code of Practice. These include:

Welcoming the report Cabinet Secretary for the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Roseanna Cunningham said:

“The review has highlighted that the legislative changes made to snaring regulations in 2011 appear to be working satisfactorily. However, I recognise there is room for further improvement in line with the findings of the review. 

We will consider the proposed changes to legislation and ask Scottish Natural Heritage to take forward work to revise the Code of Practice in line with the recommendations in the review.”