Bill Title: Amends the Herptiles-Herps Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, common snapping turtles may be taken by live trap, subject to the following conditions: (1) live traps must be checked every 24 hours; (2) live traps must be equipped with flotation equipment, adequate to have at least 2 inches of the containment area above the surface of the water; and (3) every live trap must be marked with the owner's name and address or Department of Natural Resources customer number (rather than notwithstanding any administrative rule to the contrary, snapping turtles may be taken by trap).

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-01-29 - Referred to Assignments [SB3053 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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