Did California Ban Trapping?

On September 4, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed the Wildlife Protection Act of 2019 that bans recreational and commercial fur trapping, halts the sale of furs taken through other forms of harvest, and eliminates the state's fur dealer and fur agent licenses.

Is trapping illegal in California?

California becomes first state to ban fur trapping after Gov. ... The Wildlife Protection Act of 2019, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, prohibits commercial or recreational trapping on both public and private lands.

What states have banned trapping?

Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Washington have limited the use of leghold traps. The New Jersey law is particularly strong, establishing an outright ban on the manufacture, sale, possession, import, transport, and use of steel-jaw leghold devices.

Alexander Ross

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