What is the law on spring snare's

[3175darren 1,102]

Can anyone actually tell me what the law is on the use of spring snare'sin the uk, as in illegal or not, or legal for certain speacies or not,The reason why I ask is not to set them,as such but I want to adapt one to set the snare,like a collarum with a hole and bait stick,once triggered I was going to make the spring break away,so the animal was caught and held in a free running snare,very much like a collarum,The benefits are clear as regards catching only target species,if the spring breaks away that should ensure,the animal is not unduly stressed or cruelly held,I myself have tried to find out what the laws are, but I am not the best at searching on these things,yes you can find refference to snaring,but unless I am thick,nothing is concreate as to if you can or cant,there's mention of stop's and breakaway's and not using drags,It would be good if someone with the ability to research it properly,would post on here the definate do's and dont's,maybe thats already been done,if so can someone send the link,not method just can and cant do's in law, the written law not there interpretation of it,any info would be great,

[j j m 6,626]

wouldnt like to say mate

[3175darren 1,102]

wouldnt like to say mate

Cheer's its such a grey area,we ought to have a legal section on here with the up to date law's,just to help with our own understanding,

[logun 91]

the law is a odd thing at times and a law that must be changed i think... use of spring snares against the law..... so a ram power snare or the likes etc will have you in court... a rat snare on a wand is a spring snare , but that's ok..lol .. and then we have the collorum spring snare that's ok !!!! mad laws made by people with no knowledge or concept of trapping .

[3175darren 1,102]

the law is a odd thing at times and a law that must be changed i think... use of spring snares against the law..... so a ram power snare or the likes etc will have you in court... a rat snare on a wand is a spring snare , but that's ok..lol .. and then we have the collorum spring snare that's ok !!!! mad laws made by people with no knowledge or concept of trapping .

I know what you mean about mad,thing is the collarum uses a spring under tension to place the snare around the target animals neck, then relies on the snare anchor to do its bit in holding the animal,and in some sense's thats what I was wanting to experiment with,the whip or spring would break away,and not maintain any tension I have looked through the wildlife and countryside act,it does say what spring trap you can use for what speicies,ie mk 4 mk 6 and such but as yet I havnt found the relevant info on spring snares,I supose technically what I am talking about isnt a spring snare,it would be a snare which would incorporate a spring as part of a setting mechanism,which like the colarum would become seperate from the snare on activation,I dont know, just a thought might try and email defra and ask for a clear set of can and cant do's for snares,cheer's logun

[Matt 160]

It's quite simple really; if you intend using a 'spring powered' trap or snare to catch anything other than small ground vermin (rats, mice and moles, then the trap has to be listed on the most recent Spring Trap Approval Order (STAO).

 

This does not apply to cage traps.

 

To be legal, the trap has to be 'named', so, for example, amagnum bodygripper would be legal, whereas a clone with a different makers name would not.

 

 

[logun 91]

a clone is leagle mat

[Froudy 40]

As above mate, traps have to be approved for use

 

Atb

 

Froudy

[logun 91]

a clone of a approved trap is leagle.. the trigger or dog on a body grip dont have to be the same as they dont come under trap approval.why pay £12 say on a bmi when you can get the same made by dule for £3 from the states.

[3175darren 1,102]

a clone of a approved trap is leagle.. the trigger or dog on a body grip dont have to be the same as they dont come under trap approval.why pay £12 say on a bmi when you can get the same made by dule for £3 from the states.

I agree there's loads of cloned traps on the market in one way or another look how many variations of mole claw trap there are,that might be a bad example, it will however have something to do with the effect on the animal, as regards welfare or being humane if I can find who to email specifically, I will ask the question as I dont want to spend £100 on a collarum, when the principle is easy to replicate and will cause no more stress than a collarum,