Proposed legislation update

The below listed proposed House Bills will severely impact our fur trapping rights!

All Bills are still in the Proposed status and have not been called on for discussion in their respective committees.

*NOTE: Under "current status", COMM ON PD = the Planning and Development Committee, COMM ON ENV = the Environment Committee.

Please contact your Legislators and ask for their support on OPPOSING these Bills if you haven't done so already.

We will inform you IMMEDIATELY if any of these Bills are DRAFTED and are scheduled a Public Hearing.

We will need to show up IN FORCE and oppose these Bills if and when a public hearing occurs.

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Bill	Title / Description	Current status

HB-5272	AN ACT PERMITTING MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF TRAPPING AND HUNTING.	01-14 HCO - REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON PD
	To permit local bans on the trapping and hunting of animals.

HB-5485	AN ACT AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES TO BAN THE TRAPPING OF ANIMALS.	01-17 HCO - REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON ENV
	To provide for local control of animal trapping.


HB-6014	AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF LEGHOLD AND BODY CRUSHING TRAPS.	01-24 HCO - REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON ENV
	To prohibit the use of leghold and body-crushing traps.


HB-6015	AN ACT AUTHORIZING LOCAL CONTROL OF ANIMAL TRAPPING AND HUNTING.	01-24 HCO - REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON ENV
	To allow towns to regulate hunting and trapping.


*HB-6443	AN ACT PROHIBITING LEGHOLD TRAPS.	01-28 HCO - REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON ENV
	To protect beavers, coyotes and other native wildlife.


HB-5250	AN ACT PROHIBITING WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING.	01-14 HCO - REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON ENV
	To prohibit wildlife trafficking.

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