Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 15, 2013)
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act - 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.
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.
Subjects to civil forfeiture any body-gripping traps that are possessed or used in violation of this Act, and any wildlife captured by the use of such traps, including the pelts and raw fur.
Requires persons found to be in violation of such prohibition to pay all associated court costs.
What just happenedNov 19, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseNov 15, 2013
- Nov 19, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
- Nov 15, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Nov 15, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Nov 15, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House