BILL NO A01754
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Englebright (MS)
COSPNSR Clark, Ortiz
MLTSPNSR Colton, Dinowitz, Galef, Heastie, Hooper, Millman, Weisenberg
Amd SS11-0103, 11-1101 & 71-0921, rpld S71-0923 sub 10, En Con L
Prohibits the use of body-gripping traps within 100 feet of a public highway,
public road, dwelling, school, playground, day care facility, place of worship,
athletic field, or public bike paths, walking paths or hiking trails; prohibits
the use of such traps within 500 feet of such facilities without the permission
of the owner thereof; authorizes landowners to set traps within 100 feet of
their own dwellings; requires that public lands where trapping is permitted to
be posted with signs warning of such trapping; makes the violation of laws
relating to trapping a misdemeanor; establishes enhanced criminal penalties for
use of body-gripping traps too close to certain facilities or dwellings;
defines "body-gripping traps".
