A bill to discourage the use of leg-hold or steel jaw traps on animals in the United States.

Summary

Provides that no fur or leather shall be shipped in interstate or foreign commerce if such fur or leather comes from animals trapped in any State or any foreign country which has not banned the manufacture, sale, or use of leg-hold or steel jaw traps. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to compile and publish a list of States and countries which have not banned the use or manufacture of such traps. Provides a penalty of not more than a $2,000 fine for the first offense and for the second and subsequent offenses a fine of not more than $5,000 and a jail term of one to three years.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 29 April 1975

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