Council services

The retailing of poisons is controlled by the Poisons Act 1972. The Poisons List Order 1982 contains a list of poisons covered by the Poisons Act. Part I of this list contains poisons that may only be sold by a registered pharmacist. Part II of the list contains the poisons which cannot be sold unless you are registered to do so with your Local Authority (in this case, Staffordshire County Council's Trading Standards Department)

Registering for the Sale of Non-Medicinal Poisons

Before selling poisons listed in Part II of the Poisons Act an application to be entered on the Council's list of persons who may sell Part II poisons must be made to the Council.

There is an application fee which must be paid at the time the application is made.

Where a name is entered on the list of persons entitled to sell Part II poisons that name shall be removed from the list on 30th April each year unless an application to retain the name on the list has been received.