Update: A hearing was held on this bill, however, the bill did not complete the legislative process prior to adjournment.
Bill Description: If passed, this bill would ban the use of Conibear traps for recreational or commercial purposes.
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Conibear traps are arbitrary and antiquated. These devices cause immense suffering as the animals they capture may die of dehydration, starvation, or predation from other animals if the trapper fails to check the device soon after the animal stumbles into it. Furthermore, these devices are not species-selective. They are an indiscriminate killing method that sometimes catches and kills non-target animals, including family cats and dogs and endangered species.