# Prevention of Damage by Rabbits Act 1939, Section 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/43/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-damage-by-rabbits-act-1939/section-4
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