Bill > HF1317

This bill prohibits the trapping and baiting of wolves, and the use of snares to take any wild animals, with some exceptions for authorized predator control programs. It also establishes criminal penalties for violations, making it a gross misdemeanor to take, transport, or possess wolves in violation of game and fish laws. The bill removes the specific fee and license for trapping wolves, and eliminates the requirement for a portion of the wolf quota to be reserved for trapping. It clarifies that remote-controlled animal noise callers cannot be used for wolves and prohibits using bait, defined as meat, bones, fat, animal carcasses, or other food capable of attracting wolves, to hunt them, though liquid scents, salts, minerals, and certain agricultural products are excluded. The bill also removes the ability to use snares for any wild animals, except as authorized for predator control, and repeals a section of existing law related to trapping.