Lonestar_logic
Republic of Texas
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Massachusetts in not "re-legalizing" banned traps with this bill - period. "kill traps" used underwater, with a 10-permit has been legal for 10 years and that's the way it will stay. I should know, since I worked with the legislator who submitted the original bill. The only thing h.4943 does is to bring back, into the permitting process, the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife and mandates that the number of animals taken under issued permits be reported to the Joint Committee on the Environ., Nat. Res. and AG annually - THAT'S IT. I see that as a good thing. The AR's are freaking out because it shows that there is enough momentum throughout the state to modify the crazy, costly law that THEY pushed 14 years ago, through a ballot question... where the urban centers rule and have little to no clue about the management of wildlife such as beaver.
Look for yourself... Here is the bill that came out of committee:
go to the Massachusetts Legislative website and search House Bill 4172
Here is the amendments to that bill as it sits before the governor:
go to the Massachusetts Legislative website and search House Bill 4943
Thanks for the clarification.