Glis Glis Trapping Licence Information

Statutory guidance

Edible dormice: licence to trap them (CL02)

To trap Edible (or Fat) Dormice, Glis glis (also known as Myoxus glis)

Get a licence to trap edible dormice for health and safety and other purposes.

This licence permits the trapping of Edible (or Fat) Dormice (Glis glis, also known as Myoxus glis) for the purposes of preserving public health and public safety, and to prevent serious damage to crops, fruit, growing timber and others forms of property. Edible Dormice captured alive cannot be released and must be humanely dispatched.

Registration
Anyone wishing to use this licence must first apply to Natural England.

Recording & reporting
There is a data recording and annual reporting requirement

Edible dormice: licence to trap them

From: Natural England
Part of: Dormice licences and Class licences for wildlife management
Published: 6 October 2014
Last updated: 1 January 2021 (see all updated)
Applies to: England

This licence allows you to trap edible dormice (also known as fat dormice) to preserve public health and safety and to prevent serious damage to crops, fruit, timber and other property. It allows you to use appropriate live capture traps or approved spring traps.

Approved spring traps for Glis Glis

You can only use:

  • Kania trap 2000
  • Kania trap 2500
  • Solway spring trap Mk4
  • Solway spring trap Mk6

Note that edible dormice that are captured alive mustn’t be released into the wild and must be humanely killed.

Register to use this Glis Glis licence

This is a class licence. You need to register to use it. Use the reference form attached to this page. You must include:

  • the name of the pest control company you used (if applicable)
  • your name and contact details
  • any relevant experience or qualifications you have, with one reference
  • any wildlife crime related convictions within the last 5 years
  • the make and model of the spring trap you’re using (if applicable)

How to report your actions

You must send an annual record of all edible dormice captured under this licence to Natural England by 31 January each year. Doing this also renews your registration to use this licence.

Apply for a Glis Glis Trapping Licence

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For further information on applying for Glis Glis Trapping Licence see here – Edible dormice: licence to trap them

Class licence CL02: to trap edible (fat) dormice to preserve public health and safety and prevent serious damage to crops.

Overview

This licence permits the trapping of edible (or fat) dormice (Glis glis, also known as Myoxus glis) for the purposes of preserving public health and public safety, and to prevent serious damage to crops, fruit, growing timber and other forms of property.

Edible dormice captured alive cannot be released and must be humanely dispatched.

Registration: Anyone wishing to use this licence must first apply to Natural England.

Recording and reporting: There are data recording and annual reporting requirements.

Reference: WML – CL02.

Legislation

Statute(s) Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) (‘the 1981 Act’).

Section(s) This licence is issued under sections 16(3)(f) & (h) and 16(5).

Licence terms and conditions

Valid for the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 (inclusive).

Area valid in: All counties of England (landward of the mean low water mark).

Purpose(s) for which this licence is issued: This licence can only be used for:

  • preserving public health and public safety, and
  • preventing serious damage to crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber, or any other form of property

What this licence permits

Subject to all the terms and conditions of this licence and solely for the purposes stated above, this licence permits Registered Persons and other persons authorised to act on their behalf to trap edible dormice (Glis glis) using:

i. appropriate live capture traps, and

ii. approved spring traps (see Condition 8)

Who can use this licence

This licence can only be used by Registered Persons* Accredited Agents* and Assistants* except those convicted on or after 1 January 2010 of a wildlife crime* unless, in respect of that offence, either:

  • they are a rehabilitated person for the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and their conviction is treated as spent, or
  • a court has made an order discharging them absolutely

Any application by a person to whom this exclusion applies for an individual licence will be considered on its merits.

*: see Definitions

Definitions used in this licence

A “Registered Person” is a person who has successfully registered to use this licence in accordance with Condition 2 and Information and Advice note h.

An “Accredited Agent” is a suitably trained and experienced person who is able to carry out work under a licence without the personal supervision of the Registered Person in accordance with Condition 2.

An “Assistant” is a person assisting a Registered Person or Accredited Agent in accordance with Condition 2.

“To kill” includes accidentally wounding whilst attempting to kill in accordance with this licence.

“Humane” means taking all reasonable precautions to ensure that any killing of edible dormice under this licence is carried out by a single, swift action.

“Wildlife crime” means any offence under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (‘the Habitats Regulations’), the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, the Deer Act 1991, the Hunting Act 2004, the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996, the Animal Welfare Act 2006, the Protection of Animals Act 1911 (all as amended) or the Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019.

Licence conditions

  1. This licence does not authorise the use of any method of taking which is prohibited by section 11 of the 1981 Act, except as specifically permitted above.

  2. To use this licence you must either:

    a. be a Registered Person (see Definitions and Information and Advice notes h and i for registration procedures)

    b. be authorised as an Accredited Agent (see Definitions) by a Registered Person, in which case you are only permitted to act under the authority of this licence if you are in possession of a letter signed by the Registered Person appointing you by name as a duly Accredited Agent for the purpose of this licence. Agents shall carry a copy of the said letter when acting under the licence and shall produce it to any police or Natural England officer on request, or

    c. be authorised by a Registered Person or their Accredited Agent to act as an Assistant (see Definitions), in which case you may act under the authority of this licence so long as you are doing so under the direct supervision of a Registered Person or their Accredited Agent.

  3. The Registered Person is responsible for all activities carried out under this licence, including activities carried out by their Accredited Agents and their Assistants.
  4. The Registered Person, Accredited Agents and their Assistants shall give all reasonable assistance to an officer of Natural England, accompanied by such persons as he/she considers necessary for the purpose, on production of his/her identification on demand, in obtaining access to sites where trapping is, or has, taken place for monitoring purposes and for the purpose of ascertaining whether the conditions of this licence are being, or have been, complied with.

    Use of traps

  5. All persons making use of this licence shall possess appropriate knowledge and experience of the trap(s) used or shall operate under the guidance of such a person.
  6. Any animals killed in accordance with this licence must be killed in a quick and humane manner.
  7. All relevant animal welfare legislation must be complied with at all times, including the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
  8. Only spring traps authorised for use against edible dormice under the Spring Traps Approval (England) Order 2018 and the Spring Traps Approval (Variation) (England) Order 2021 may be used to kill edible dormice.
  9. Spring traps must be set in a natural or artificial tunnel. Cage traps must be so sheltered or covered that light is excluded during the daytime.
  10. When in use, every trap used pursuant to this licence must be inspected at least once every day at intervals of no more than 24 hours. Such an inspection must be sufficient to determine whether there are any live or dead animals in the trap.
  11. At each inspection any dead animal caught in the trap should be removed from it.
  12. Where a trap is not in use, it must be rendered incapable of holding or catching edible dormice or other animals. Any bait, food or water must also be removed.
  13. Where any live animal, other than an edible dormouse or another animal of a species listed on Schedule 9 of the 1981 Act, has become confined in a cage trap, if fit to be released, it must be released immediately upon discovery. Edible dormice must be killed in a quick and humane manner as soon as reasonably practicable after discovery. See Information and Advice note l regarding any other animals that are listed on Schedule 9.
  14. If you catch a species listed as an invasive non-native (alien) animal you must not release it. You must quickly and humanely dispatch it, or give it to a premises licensed to keep it. For a list of licensed premises contact Natural England: invasive-alien-species-licence@naturalengland.org.uk.

    Recording and reporting requirements

  15. The Registered Person must maintain a record of all edible dormice captured under this licence in accordance with the requirements of Annex A, and this record must be submitted to Natural England Wildlife Licensing (contact details below) for each calendar year to arrive no later than 31 January of the succeeding year.
  16. If Condition 14 is not met then the Registered Person will, by default, no longer be considered registered to act under this licence.

Important

This licence authorises acts that would otherwise be offences under the legislation referred to above. Failure to comply with its terms and conditions:

i. may be an offence against the 1981 Act or mean that the licence cannot be relied upon and an offence could therefore be committed. The maximum penalty available for an offence under the 1981 Act is, at the time of the issue of this licence, an unlimited fine and/or a six month custodial sentence

ii. may result in your permission to use this licence being withdrawn. Natural England will inform any person or organisation whose permission to use this licence is withdrawn in writing. This sanction may be applied to other similar licences, and

iii. may mean that you are not able to rely on this licence as a defence in respect to the prohibitions within the Animal Welfare Act 2006 or the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996. If the activity that you wish to undertake is not covered by this licence, or if you are unable to comply with any of the terms and conditions which apply to the use of this licence, then you will need to apply to Natural England for an individual licence.

This licence is not a consent for the purposes of Part II of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) in respect of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs).

It is your responsibility to get consent or assent if required before this licence can be used on any SSSI. See Information and Advice notes (t – v) for further information.

Issued by and on behalf of Natural England on 1 January 2023.

Information and advice specific to this licence

a. Section 11 of the 1981 Act prohibits the use of traps for those wild mammals listed on Schedule 6 of the 1981 Act. Gliridae (the family name for dormice and therefore including Glis glis) is listed under Schedule 6 and therefore cannot be trapped without a licence. This offence shall not apply to anything done under and in accordance with the terms of this licence.

b. It is also an offence, under section 14 of the 1981 Act, to release or allow to escape into the wild any animal listed on Schedule 9 of the 1981 Act; this includes edible dormice (Glis glis). This licence does not permit edible dormice to be released (see Information and Advice note l).

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