Bill > H442

This bill amends Chapter 131 of the Massachusetts General Laws to regulate the use of trapping devices to capture furbearing mammals, such as beavers and muskrats. The bill prohibits the use of certain traps, such as steel jaw leghold traps and lethal snares, but allows for the use of specific traps, including Conibear-style traps and non-lethal cable restraints, by state departments, municipal boards of health, or their agents for the purpose of protecting human health and safety or managing wildlife classified as furbearers. The bill also establishes an emergency permit process for immediate alleviation of threats to human health and safety caused by beaver or muskrat activity, and requires reporting on the use of such permits.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H442