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PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS REGULATIONS 2008 (SR NO 162 OF 2008) - REG 26

Prescribed features of small leghold traps

r. 25

A small leghold trap must have the following features—

        (a)     the jaws of the trap must be smooth, not serrated;

        (b)     each jaw of the trap must be padded with commercially manufactured rubber pads designed to be used for the particular brand, size and design of the trap;

        (c)     the jaws of the trap must be offset so there is a distance of at least 6 millimetres between the metal parts of the jaws when the jaws are closed;

        (d)     a jaw spread of no more than 10 centimetres;

        (e)     a spring must be placed in the anchor chain of the trap to act as a shock absorber for the purposes of reducing the chance of injury to the captured limb;

        (f)     the anchor chain of the trap must have a minimum of 2 swivels with one located at each end of the anchor chain, so that the trap can twist if the animal struggles to escape and the anchor chain must be attached to the centre of the baseplate of the trap;

        (g)     adjustable pan tension so that the pan can be set at a tension required for a rabbit to trigger the trap.



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