Simon Clarke from BASC said the existing law had not been properly applied in the Atherton case.

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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) said most of the proposals would give formal, legal basis to good snaring practice.

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However, BASC's James Scott warned that plans to add identification tags to each snare would not prevent anti-snaring campaigners from copying tags and illegally setting snares.

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