Current status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 18 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the provisions in the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 to ban glue traps, what measures it will put in place to ensure that online retailers do not circumvent the ban by continuing to ship traps to customers in Scotland.
Section 2 of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 makes it an offence for a person to supply or offer for sale a glue trap, or to knowingly cause or permit an unauthorised person to do so.
These offences are liable on summary conviction to a maximum penalty of 12 months’ imprisonment, or a £40,000 fine, or both, or on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine (or both).
These offences and associated penalties will be fully communicated to the sector and retailers ahead of a ban coming into force.