# The Snares Order (Northern Ireland) 2015, Article 3: Check that snares are free-running.


(1) Any person who sets a snare in position must, while it remains in position, check that it is free-running or cause it to be checked at least once every day.
(2) Any person who, while carrying out such a check, finds that the snare is not free-running, must remove the snare or restore it to a state in which it is free-running.
(3) In this paragraph a snare is “free-running” if—
(a) it is not self-locking;
(b) it is not capable (whether because of rust, damage or other condition or matter) of locking; and
(c) subject only to the restriction on such movement created by the stop fitted in accordance with regulation 4(2) and (3), the noose of the snare is able at all times freely to become wider or tighten (and is not prevented from doing so whether because of rust, damage or other condition or matter other than the stop).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/352/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/snares-order-northern-ireland-2015/article-3
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