I set out the Executive’s position on snaring in the Parliament on 5 May 2004 during the Stage 3 proceedings of the (now) Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004.I made it clear that where snares are used, they must be set, monitored and maintained in a professional manner and that the criminal sanctions contained within the Act will apply.The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 introduces a new power for Scottish ministers to ban any type of snare by order and a new offence of setting or using a snare which is calculated to cause unnecessary suffering.