S 1742 · 93th Congress · Animals
A bill to prohibit the use of leghold, steel jaw traps or other inhumane snaring devices on animals in the United States.
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.(1973-05-08)
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States that no fur, leather, or other by-product whether raw or in finished form, shall be shipped into interstate or foreign commerce if such fur, leather, or other by-products come from animals trapped in any state or nation where leg-hold, still jaw traps and devices are used. Prevents imports of such fur, leather or by-products. Establishes a fine of not more than $2000 for the first violation of this Act and provides for afine of not more than $5000 and imprisonment or not more than one to three years for subsequent offenses.…
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