,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bg1 #bjba,mr4  
,nadl] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 
,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4
 ,ca/51 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1   
,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,khanna1  
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,ms4    
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4 ,lee (          
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,pocan1   
,ms4 ,br[nley1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4         
,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,price
 ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1
 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4      
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 &
 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new    
,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to end ! use (   
body-gripp+ traps 9 ! ,national         
,wildlife ,refuge ,sy/em1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,refuge ,f ,cruel ,trapp+  
,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,possession or use ( 
body-gripp+ trap prohibit$ ,! ,national 

,wildlife ,refuge ,sy/em ,adm9i/ration  
,act ( #aiff 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffh;dd et  
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #f4 ,possession or use (       
body-gripp+ trap prohibit$  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 no 
p]son may possess or use a body-gripp+  
trap 9 ! ,sy/em4  7b7 ,exceptions  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,subsection 7a7 %all n apply to
 ! use ( a body-gripp+ trap-- 7,a7 by an
 ag5cy ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2  7,b7 to-- 
7i7 control an invasive species 7z su*  
t]m is def9$ 9 section #aj7;a7 ( ! ,fi% 
& ,wildlife ,coord9ation ,act7 to a*ieve
 res\rce managem5t objectives2 or  7ii7 
protect a species t-- 7,i7 is li/$ z    
endang]$ or ?reat5$ "u ! ,endang]$      
,species ,act ( #aigc2 or  7,,ii7 !     
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior has designat$ z a
 s5sitive species2 &  7,c7 if-- 7i7 su* 
use is 9 accordance ) ,f$]al & ,/ate    
law2 &  7ii7 all viable nonle?al me?ods 
= a*iev+ a goal describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7
 h be5 attempt$ & su* docum5tation is   
ma9ta9$ at ! headqu>t]s ( ! dep>tm5t t  

c>ri$ out su* attempt4  7#b7 ,tra9+     
,subsection 7a7 does n apply to tra9+ 9 
! dismantl+ ( body-gripp+ traps4  7c7   
,en=cem5t provisions ,not)/&+ section   
#d7;f71 a p]son :o possesses or uses a  
body-gripp+ trap 9 ! ,sy/em %all be     
subject to ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,9 ! case ( a 
fir/ (f5se1 a civil f9e ( n m ?an #ejj  
impos$ by ! ,secret>y = ea* body-gripp+ 
trap possess$ or us$4  7#b7 ,9 ! case ( 
a subsequ5t (f5se-- 7,a7 a civil f9e ( n
 m ?an #a1jjj impos$ by ! ,secret>y =   
ea* body-gripp+ trap possess$ or us$2   
7,b7 imprisonm5t = n m ?an #ahj days2 or
  7,c7 bo? a civil f9e & imprisonm5t 9  
accordance ) subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b74  
7d7 ,=feiture ( body-,gripp+ trap ,any  
body-gripp+ trap t is possess$ or us$ 9 
violation ( ?is section1 & any wildlife 
captur$ by ! use ( su* trap1 includ+ !  
pelt or raw fur ( su* wildlife1 %all be 
subject to =feiture to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9
 accordance ) ! provisions ( *apt] #df (
 title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 relat+ 
to civil =feitures4  7e7 ,paym5t ( c\rt 

co/s & o!r associat$ exp5ses ,a p]son   
f\nd to be 9 violation ( subsection 7a7 
%all pay all associat$ c\rt co/s4  7f7  
,regulations ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !    
,secret>y %all issue any regulations    
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4  7g7  
,def9itions  7#a7 ,body-,gripp+ trap ,9 
?is section1 ! t]m body-gripp+ trap--   
7,a7 except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71  
means any device t is int5d$ to kill or 
capture wildlife by physically re/ra9+  
any "p ( ! animal2  7,b7 includes any-- 
7i7 /eel-jaw1 padd$1 or o!r modifi$     
leghold trap2  7ii7 kill-type trap2     
7iii7 sn>e trap2 or  7iv7 modifi$ v]sion
 ( any su* trap2 &  7,c7 does n include 
any-- 7i7 cage or box trap2 or  7ii7    
suitcase-type live beav] trap4  7#b7    
,nonle?al me?ods ,! t]m nonle?al        
me?ods-- 7,a7 includes exclusions1      
b>ri]s1 h>assm5t & sc>+ devices1 & any  
o!r me?od t does n result 9 ! dea? (    
t>get or non-t>get species1 except  7,b7
 does n include ! use ( a body-gripp+   

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