Snare Laws in England and Wales
The use of snares in Britain is regulated under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Under the Act it is an offense for a person:
to set a self-locking snare in such a way as to be calculated to cause bodily injury to any wild animal. (Section 11(1)(a)
to kill or take any wild animal using a self-locking snare. (Section 11(1)
to set a snare (or other article) in such a way as to be calculated to cause bodily injury to any animal listed in Schedule 6 of the Act (e.g., a badger). (Section 11(2)(a).)
to kill or take any animal listed in Schedule 6 of