3.0.0 1081 2023-01-11T13:27:26Z 2023-01-11T13:27:26Z Senate S 2015-04-23 114 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2015-05-06T20:22:09Z Referred to 2015-04-23T20:52:13Z Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act 114 2016 HR 2015-05-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Related bill CRS 2015-05-06 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Committee 2015-04-23 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2015-04-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2015-05-22 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2015-06-24 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-07-21 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2015-07-27 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2015-10-07 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2015-10-26 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2016-02-10 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2016-11-16 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2016-11-16 False 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 Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2015-04-23 Introduced in Senate 2015-08-10T22:36:34Z 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.

]]> Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Display Title Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to end the use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Introduced in Senate 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1081is/xml/BILLS-114s1081is.xml 2015-05-06 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.