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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1968: Body-gripping traps

Allowing the use of body-gripping traps under certain circumstances.

Summary

  • Excludes common gopher and mole traps are from the definition of a body-gripping trap.
  • Allows the use of a number 110 Conibear trap to capture mountain beavers until July 1, 2008, by the owner or operator of commercial timber if non-lethal control measures can not reasonably be applied.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 18, 2003
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Al O'Brien (D-1)
Introduced
February 18, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004

AN ACT Relating to the use of body-gripping traps as they apply to moles, gophers, and mountain beavers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Al O'Brien (D-1)

6 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Mike Cooper D-21Sandra Romero D-22Lynn Kessler D-24Mike Carrell R-28Jerome Delvin R-8Patricia Lantz D-26

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Fisheries, Ecology & Parks.

HB 1968 in other sessions

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