HC Deb 30 June 1911 vol 27 c744

If any person—

  1. (a) shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, any grain or seed which has been rendered poisonous except for bond fide use in agriculture; or
  2. (b) shall knowingly put or place, or cause or procure any person to put or place, or knowingly be a party to the putting or placing, in or upon any land or building any poison or any fluid or edible matter (not being sown seed or grain) which has been rendered poisonous, except for the purpose of destroying rats, mice, or other small vermin, and fail to take reasonable precautions to prevent access thereto of dogs, cats, fowls, or other domestic animals,
such person shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.

Amendment made: In paragraph (a), after the word "sale," insert the words "or give away, or cause or procure any person to sell or offer or expose for sale or give away, or knowingly be a party to the sale or offering or exposing for sale or giving away of."