Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 23, 2015)
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 happenedMay 6, 2015
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 23, 2015
- May 6, 2015Committee
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Environment and Public Works Committee - Apr 23, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environment and Public Works Committee - Apr 23, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate