BASC Confronts Council On Snares

West Sussex County Council has banned snaring without holding a consultation and despite having had no complaints about snare use

BASC has criticised West Sussex County Council’s decision to introduce a snaring ban without holding a consultation first and accused it of breaching the Regulators’ Code.

The council introduced a prohibition on the use of snares by tenants on all of its land following the tabling of a motion by Councillor Francis Oppler. But the council has admitted that it had not considered any evidence relating to snaring nor received any specific complaints about snare use before introducing the ban.