legislation: 96-hr-1297

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96-hr-1297 96 hr 1297 A bill to discourage the use of leg-hold or steel jaw traps on animals in the United States. Animals 1979-01-23 1979-01-23 Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. House Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2] MD D L000413 109 Declares the public policy of the United States to prohibit the manufacture, sale, interstate shipment, and use of leg-hold and steel-jaw traps in the United States and abroad. Prohibits the shipment into interstate or foreign commerce of fur or leather products which come from animals trapped in any State or foreign country which has not banned such traps. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to publish a list of States and foreign countries which have not banned the manufacture, sale, and use of leg-hold and steel-jaw traps. Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  

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