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H.R. 3513 (113th)

Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act

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Introduced

15 November 2013

Last action

19 November 2013 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

NITA LOWEY, Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], DAVID PRICE, Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Carol Shea-Porter, Matt Cartwright, Zoe Lofgren, Anna Eshoo, Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], PETER DEFAZIO, Earl Blumenauer, Theodore Deutch, James McGovern, Jared Polis, ELIOT ENGEL, Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Gerald Connolly, Beto O'Rourke, Rep. Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-CA-35], Barbara Lee, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

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Summary

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

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Timeline

  1. 15 November 2013

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 November 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 November 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 19 November 2013

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

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