Proposed amendments to Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
the current amendment to the above act would be only relevant to Scotland
Full Proposal (click here)

Under this amendment it is intended that Ferrets will be added to the list of  Invasive  Species in Schedual 9 and therefor it will be an offence for any persons to release or allow them to escape from captivity. Depending on a courts interpretation of this act it could be construed that releasing a ferret in the act of pest control would be deemed as release.

I have spoken to the Scottish executive and there is no deliberate intention to prevent the act of ferreting however it is important that all our members and supporters register that there should be a clause that's states
 

"Unless in the pursuit of lawful pest control"

To lodge this request please go to

the form is at the very bottom of the link below

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/environment/isc.asp