Law Warfarin Poisoning

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It is a criminal offence to use Warfarin within 10Km of red squirrel populations.

Warfarin poison may only be deployed out of doors against grey squirrels for tree protection and only between 15 March and 15 August. A successful poisoning operation will be at least as effective as cage trapping, even though few, if any, dead squirrels will be found. Squirrels may be poisoned in loft spaces all year round but in the autumn it can difficult to get them eating poison and alternative methods are best used.

Only the 0.02% warfarin bait (Grey Squirrel Bait MAPP no. 13020) may be used. The approval for Grey Squirrel Liquid Concentrate MAFF no. 06455 has been revoked.

Only trained operators can buy warfarin bait.

Poison formulations for the control of rats and mice must not be used.

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