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DE HB329

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

8/10/2018

Primary Sponsor

William Carson

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Origin

House of Representatives

149th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Remove the prohibition on merely possessing body-gripping traps with jaw spread exceeding 5 inches under Delaware Code § 721
  • Retain the prohibition on setting, tending, or attempting to set or tend killer body-gripping traps with jaw spread exceeding 5 inches, which remains a Class B environmental misdemeanor
  • Allow licensed Delaware trappers to legally possess larger body-gripping traps for use in other states where such traps are permitted
  • Allow trap collectors to possess body-gripping traps exceeding 5 inches jaw spread while maintaining the ban on actual use in Delaware

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Regulations And Prohibitions Concerning Game And Fish.

Last Action

Signed by Governor

8/10/2018

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources3/1/2018

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