Bill Description:
Exempts traps set in water and traps in the Northern Zone from the requirement that they be visited once every 24 hours; such traps shall be visited once every 48 hours or a shorter interval as determined by the department of environmental conservation.[teaserbreak]
Background:
This bill was previously introduced as A. 1105/S. 3563 in 2013.
Check out our trapping page for info on why this method of hunting is so merciless. Extending the amount of time an animal must languish in a trap, experiencing excruciating pain and panic, is cruel and unnecessary.
Take Action:
New York residents, contact your state assembly member and urge him or her to oppose this legislation!
Read the full text and follow its progress here.