Non-medical Poisons Licences
- The Poisons Act prescribes a list of poisons which are allowed to be sold.
- The list is in two parts.
- At retail level only registered pharmacists may sell the poisons in part I of the list.
- Retail sales of part II of the list are restricted to pharmacists and retailers who register with the local authority. A fee is payable for registration.
- Many household products contain poisons. Common ones are Caustic Soda (any brand), fly killers, rat bait, weed killers and other cleaning compounds. However, not all such products contain poisons. Some products containing poisons may only be used for particular functions e.g. rat bait, and some may only be sold to particular people e.g. Forresters. There are also some products which require entry into a book of details of the sale and who purchased it.
- Further information can be obtained from
- The Trading Standards Service - Tel. 0116 252 6577
- or e-mail trading.standards@leicester.gov.uk