HB5799 Summary

• Removes restrictions on body-gripping traps for use on land and in water, eliminating previous jaw spread size limitations for these trap types.

• Simplifies beaver trapping regulations by removing restrictions on body-gripping trap sizes, allowing only leghold trap specifications (5 1/2 to 7 1/2 inches jaw spread) to apply.

• Removes provisions requiring Drainage Districts to use Conibear traps (size 330 minimum) for beaver control outside the furbearer trapping season.

• Makes technical corrections to statutory language regarding trap placement, maintenance, and water-based trapping requirements.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.