Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act
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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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2016: Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2016/
"H.R. 2016: Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2016/.
H.R. 2016, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2016/.
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