Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act
- Last Action
- 3/16/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- 2017-03-08Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2017-03-08Introduced in House
- 2017-03-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-08 (00)
Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act
This bill amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the use or possession of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System.
The bill imposes on persons who possess or use such traps in the System: (1) for a first offense, a civil fine of up to $500 for each body-gripping trap possessed or used; and (2) for subsequent offenses, a civil fine of up to $1,000 for each body-gripping trap possessed or used, imprisonment for up to 180 days, or both such a civil fine and imprisonment.
The bill makes any body-gripping traps that are possessed or used in violation of this bill, and any wildlife captured by the use of such traps, including the pelts and raw fur, subject to civil forfeiture.
Persons found to be in violation of such prohibition shall pay all associated court costs.
Cosponsors (20)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)
- Jared Polis (D-CO)
- GREGORY MEEKS (D-NY)
- Val Demings (D-FL)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
- Doris Matsui (D-CA)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- RICK LARSEN (D-WA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
Subjects
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Crimes against animals and natural resources
- Legal fees and court costs
- Outdoor recreation
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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