When carrying out the authorised activities under this licence, you are reminded you must comply with all relevant legislation including the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Defra recommends that you read The Animal Welfare Act 2006: what it means for wildlife for information on how to comply with condition 2 of this licence. If you do not comply with condition 2, you may also commit an offence under section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 by causing unnecessary suffering. This applies to the humane dispatch of captured animals and the treatment of animals held in traps or nets and includes decoy birds and non-target animals. To protect the welfare of dependent young, Defra recommends that you avoid lethal control of birds under this licence during the breeding season whenever possible, by acting under this licence at other times of year or using non-lethal methods of control. Defra recommends that, if you need to capture and kill geese, you kill them out of sight of other geese of the same species. Read Natural England’s guide on controlling populations of problem geese under licence.