HOUSE BILL 377

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