HR 2016 114th 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: April 23, 2015 See on congress.gov

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May 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Apr 23, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Apr 23, 2015

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 May 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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