2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 377

File Code: Hunting and Fishing
Sponsored By:
Delegates Frush, Bobo, Boschert, Bronrott, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Cryor, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Kopp, Krysiak, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Pitkin, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Sher, Stern, Barve, Mandel, Dembrow, Shriver, and Hammen
Entitled:
Natural Resources - Leghold Traps - Prohibition

Synopsis:

Expanding the prohibition against using, setting, placing, or maintaining a leghold trap to apply statewide; and clarifying that a person may not use, set, place, or maintain a leghold trap to trap specified animals.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/28
First Reading Environmental Matters
1/30
Hearing 2/6 at 1:30 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
TRAPPING -see also- HUNTING
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Natural Resources
( 10-408.1 , 10-410 , 10-414 , 10-504 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered