HR 5127 116th 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: November 15, 2019 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 4, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Nov 15, 2019

Introduced in House

Nov 15, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the use or possession of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System.

The bill 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.

The bill makes any body-gripping traps that are possessed or used in violation of this bill, and any wildlife captured by the use of such traps, including the pelts and raw fur, subject to civil forfeiture.

Persons found to be in violation of such prohibition shall pay all associated court costs.

What's happening now December 4, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

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