,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ag1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,lieu 7= himself & ,mr4 ,s*iff7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to prohibit ! sale & use ( glue traps
 = ! trapp+ ( rod5ts1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,glue ,trap ,prohibition ,act ( #bjbd4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3
 7#a7 ,a glue trap1 also kn[n z a glue  
bo>d or /icky bo>d1 is compris$ ( a lay]
 ( c>dbo>d1 pla/ic1 or wood coat$ ) a   
non-dry+ adhesive or a %all[ tray ( !   
adhesive4 ,^! traps1 us$ by home[n]s1   
food processors1 & pe/ managem5t        
companies to control rod5t populations1 
"w by ensn>+ rod5ts or o!r small animals
 z !y cross ! device by hav+ _! feet &  
bodies /ick to ! adhesive4 ,unable to   
free !mselves1 especially z m p>ts ( _! 
bodies become /uck to ! trap1 ! victims 
typically die f />vation1 dehydration1  
or suffocation aft] sev]al days4 ,!     

process is extremely cruel & pa9ful1 & x
 subjects animals1 :e!r ! int5d$ t>get  
or n1 to a sl[ & inhumane dea?4  7#b7   
,glue traps may also trap or maim       
non-t>get wildlife1 includ+ protect$    
species1 & h\sehold pets :o may         
subsequ5tly require vet]9>y assi/ance & 
exam9ation4  7#c7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
has caution$ aga9/ ! use ( glue traps1 z
 trapp$ animals produce ur9e & feces t  
may h>mfully affect human heal?4  7#d7  
,c\ntries1 cities1 ag5cies1 & bus9esses 
ar\nd ! _w h increas+ly tak5 /eps to    
limit or ban ! sale or use ( glue traps 
ov] animal welf>e1 heal?1 & humane      
conc]ns4  #c4 ,prohibitions relat+ to   
glue traps  7a7 ,prohibition on sale or 
di/ribution ,section #ab7;a77#a7 ( !    
,f$]al ,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 &      
,rod5ticide ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4          
#acf;j7a77#a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9        
subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ or2  7#b7 9  
subp>agraph 7,f71 by /rik+ ! p]iod &    
ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! 

foll[+3  7,g7 any cov]$ glue trap4  4   
7b7 ,prohibition on use ,section        
#ab7;a77#b7 ( su* ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4    
#acf;j7a77#b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9        
subp>agraph 7,r71 by /rik+ or2  7#b7 9  
subp>agraph 7,s71 by /rik+ ! p]iod &    
ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7,t7 to use a cov]$ glue trap  
to trap any rod5t4  4  7c7 ,cov]$ glue  
trap def9$ ,section #b ( su* ,act 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #acf7 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7pp7 ,cov]$ ,glue ,trap  
,! t]m cov]$ glue trap means any device 
conta9+ a non-dry+ adhesive design$ to  
cause ! dea? ( a rod5t ?r\gh />vation1  
dehydration1 or suffocation by trapp+ ! 
rod5t ) ! adhesive & r5d]+ ! rod5t      
incapable ( free+ itself f ! adhesive4  
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