HR 2657 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Animal protection and human-animal relationships Crimes against animals and natural resources Legal fees and court costs Outdoor recreation Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act

Introduced: July 26, 2011 See on congress.gov

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Jul 28, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

Jul 26, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Jul 26, 2011

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

Makes 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, subject to civil forfeiture.

Requires persons found to be in violation of such prohibition to pay all associated court costs.

What's happening now July 28, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

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