# Prevention of Damage by Rabbits Act 1939 2 & 3 Geo. 6 c. 43 · enacted 28 July 1939 · revised to 5 November 1993 An Act to make provision for the prevention of damage by rabbits; and to amend the law relating to the use of poison and the use of spring traps above ground for the purpose of killing hares or rabbits. PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-damage-by-rabbits-act-1939/pdf/ukpga_19390043_en.pdf ## Introductory text An Act to make provision for the prevention of damage by rabbits; and to amend the law relating to the use of poison and the use of spring traps above ground for the purpose of killing hares or rabbits. [28th July 1939] ## 1—3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part II: Amendments of Law relating to Killing of Hares and Rabbits ## 4 Provisions as to use of poison in rabbit holes. A person shall not be guilty of an offence under section eight of the Protection of Animals Act, 1911, by reason only that he uses poisonous gas in a rabbit hole, or places in a rabbit hole a substance which, by evaporation or in contact with moisture generates poisonous gas. ## 5 Prohibition of use of spring traps above ground. (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) So much of section six of the Ground Game Act, 1880, as provides that no person having a right to kill ground game shall, for the purpose of killing ground game . . . employ poison shall cease to have effect. ## Part III: Supplementary Provisions ## 6 Short title, interpretation and extent. (1) This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Damage by Rabbits Act, 1939. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) This Act shall not extend to Scotland, to Northern Ireland or to the administrative county of London. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/43 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-damage-by-rabbits-act-1939 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.