WILD BIRDS AND THE LAW: SCOTLAND - RSPB

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woodpecker, all species woodpigeon wren wryneck yellowhammer Protected at all times. May be killed or taken by authorised persons (including destruction of nests/eggs) under the terms of certain General Licences. Protected at all times. Specially protected at all times. Must be ringed and registered if kept in captivity. Protected at all times. May be competitively exhibited or sold if captive-bred and fitted with approved close-ring. Little tern 33
Guide to General Licences issued under the Wildlife and Countryside Act Below is a summary of the current licences. Please note that these licences are usually updated annually. The details of the 2008 licences are shown here as a guide to their typical content but the precise text of the current licences can be obtained from the Scottish Government (see addresses, page 42) or found at www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/ Environment/Wildlife-Habitats/16330 All licences require any person wishing to make use of it to have read and understood the conditions of the licence beforehand. Licence SGGL 01/2008: General licence to kill or take certain birds for the conservation of wild birds Permits killing by authorised persons of great black-backed gulls, lesser blackbacked gulls, carrion crows, hooded crows, jackdaws, jays, magpies and rooks traps "for the conservation of wild birds". Permitted methods include shooting or the use of cage traps, including Larsen traps. As an example, this is the licence relied upon by gamekeepers to carry out protection of gamebirds against crows. Only carrion crows, hooded crows and magpies may be used as decoys in Larsen traps and only these and the other corvid species on the above list may be used as decoys in other cage traps. Traps must be inspected at least once every 24 hours. Out-of-use traps must be completely immobilised and Larsen traps removed from site. Cage traps must be tagged with a unique identifier code supplied by the police, allowing its owner to be easily identified. Trapped birds must be killed humanely and non-target species released immediately. Any use of the licence against lesserblack backed gulls must be reported to the Scottish Government by 31 January of the year following expiry of the licence. Licence SGGL 2/2008: General licence to kill or take certain birds for the purpose of preventing serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables and fruit Permits killing by authorised persons of great black-backed gulls, herring gulls, collared doves, feral pigeons, woodpigeons, carrion crows, hooded crows, jackdaws, magpies, rooks, house sparrows and starlings "for the purpose of preventing serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables and fruit". Permitted methods include shooting or the use of cage traps, including Larsen traps. As an example, this is the licence relied on by farmers to protect crops and livestock. Only carrion crows, hooded crows, jackdaws and magpies may be used as decoys in Larsen traps and only these and the other corvid species on the above list may be used as decoys in other cage traps. Traps must be inspected at least once every 24 hours. 34
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Page 5 and 6: Introduction The essential basis of
Page 7 and 8: Definitions The following list give
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