legislation: 93-s-1742

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93-s-1742 93 s 1742 A bill to prohibit the use of leghold, steel jaw traps or other inhumane snaring devices on animals in the United States. Animals 1973-05-08 1973-05-08 Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] NJ D W000502 1 States that no fur, leather, or other by-product whether raw or in finished form, shall be shipped into interstate or foreign commerce if such fur, leather, or other by-products come from animals trapped in any state or nation where leg-hold, still jaw traps and devices are used. Prevents imports of such fur, leather or by-products. Establishes a fine of not more than $2000 for the first violation of this Act and provides for afine of not more than $5000 and imprisonment or not more than one to three years for subsequent offenses. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/senate-bill/1742

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