,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aiai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #d1   
#bjag,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,merkley1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mrs4 ,murray1  
and ,mr4 ,casey7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to end the use of body-gripping
 traps in the ,national ,wildlife       
,refuge ,system4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,refuge from  
,cruel ,trapping ,act4  #b4 ,possession 
or use of body-gripping trap prohibited 
,the ,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,system
 ,administration ,act of #aiff 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #ffh;dd et seq47 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  #f4  
,possession or use of body-gripping trap
 prohibited  7a7 ,definition of         
body-,gripping trap ,as used in this    
section1 the term body-gripping trap--  
7#a7 means any device that is intended  
to kill or capture wildlife by          

physically restraining any part of the  
animal2  7#b7 includes any steel-jaw1   
padded1 or other modified leghold trap1 
kill-type trap1 snare trap1 or any      
modified version of any such trap2 and  
7#c7 does not include any cage or box   
trap or suitcase-type live beaver trap4 
7b7 ,prohibition ,no person may possess 
or use a body-gripping trap in the      
,system4  7c7 ,enforcement provisions   
,notwithstanding section #d7;f71 a      
person who possesses or uses a          
body-gripping trap in the ,system shall 
be subject to--  7#a7 in the case of a  
first offense1 a civil fine of not more 
than #ejj imposed by the ,secretary for 
each body-gripping trap possessed or    
used2 and  7#b7 in the case of a        
subsequent offense-- 7,a7 a civil fine  
of not more than #a1jjj imposed by the  
,secretary for each body-gripping trap  
possessed or used2  7,b7 imprisonment   
for not more than #ahj days2 or  7,c7   
both a civil fine and imprisonment in   
accordance with subparagraphs 7,a7 and  

7,b74  7d7 ,forfeiture of body-,gripping
 trap ,any body-gripping trap that is   
possessed or used in violation of this  
section1 and any wildlife captured by   
the use of the trap1 including the pelt 
or raw fur1 shall be subject to         
forfeiture to the ,united ,states in    
accordance with the provisions of       
chapter #df of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code1 relating to civil        
forfeitures4  7e7 ,payment of court     
costs and other associated expenses ,a  
person found to be in violation of      
subsection 7b7 shall pay all court costs
 associated with the violation4  7f7    
,regulations ,not later than #abj days  
after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,secretary shall issue any 
regulations necessary to carry out this 
section4  4