# Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948, Section 49: Provision as to use of poisonous substances.


A person shall not be guilty of an offence under section seven of the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act, 1912, by reason only that he uses poisonous gas, or places a substance which, by evaporation or in contact with moisture, generates poisonous gas, in any hole, burrow or earth for the purpose of killing animals to which section thirty-nine of this Act applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/11-12/45/section/49 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-scotland-act-1948/section-49
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