New York DEC Adopts Emergency Trapping Regulations
September 18, 2007
To avoid the potential for trappers to incidentally harm or kill dogs with bodygripper traps set on or near the ground, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation has adopted emergency regulations that will restrict the way many trappers operate. The regulations deal mainly with dog-resistant cubby sets, blind conibear sets, and mandatory trap setback distances from public trails.
The New York State Trappers Association supported the regulations, and encouraged their trappers to make sets that avoid the potential to catch dogs even before the new rules were in place. The regulations were already in the rule-making phase, but the DEC adopted them as emergency rules to avoid potential conflicts with pet owners in the upcoming trapping season.
[...] New York Department of Environmental Conservation announced last week that it would extend the emergency trapping regulations put in place at the beginning of the 2007 season. The regulations were adopted to avoid the incidental killing of dogs and other pets with [...]