emails sent, ron let us know if you hear any new info on the new bill tonight

E-Mails sent to committee members and to my district senator.

Sent out email today. Tuesday 11/08
I oppose SCR11 & S2750.

The Dog proof trap (DP Trap) is not the same as the OLD steel foot trap.
Please oppose SCR11 & S2750, A three Judge panel of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court found in a unanimous decision that the N.J. Fish and Game Council acted within its rights and the intent of the 1984 law that banned the steel jawed leg hold trap when it legalized the dog proof trap for use during the 2015/2016 trapping season. The court also ruled that the dog proof trap was not a steel jawed leg hold trap as defined in the 1984 law. The trap that was in question is “foot enclosing” and does not operate as jaws with only one movable side of the trap.

New Jersey rabid raccoon attacks have been endangering public health for some time. These are just a few of the instances where the public was effected and endangered.

· Boonton Township, Morris County Park, July 27, 2016. A 76-year-old Morris County man was attacked by a raccoon, park closed after attack.

· A rabid raccoon attacks and mauls a six-year-old boy on his way to school in Elmwood Park, N.J. January, 28, 2016.

· Police warning residents of Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. after Raccoon attacks. June 20, 2016.

· A raccoon attacks terrifying neighbors in Denville.

Despite an expanding raccoon population in New Jersey and the high rate of rabies found in that population, the New Jersey Assembly voted to ban the use of the encapsulated Dog Proof trap as a means of controlling raccoons.

Subsequently this new trap was reviewed by the New Jersey Attorney General who found it to be a legal alternative to the steel jawed leg hold trap that was banned by statute in 1985 and the results from the first seasons use of this trap indicates an increase in the raccoon harvest and not a single reported case of a non-targeted species being captured

keep emailing and calling opposing scr11 but also state you oppose s2750 like pop pop did above. from what I understand the new bill may come out on friday and untill then we wont know exactly what it says. as more info becomes available I will update you. I would like to thank everyone for their support especially paul for letting the trappers of nj keep this topic current. keep up the good work everyone and keep emailing and calling.

Sent out email/called again today. ( Wednesday ) 11/09 )
I oppose SCR11 & S2750.

Sent out email/called again today. ( Thursday 11/10 )
I oppose SCR11 & S2750.

Is everyone BCC the emails to njfedtrap?

yes, njfedtrap@gmail.com

Sounds like we need more help on sending emails/calls.
Can you see how many emails have been sent from njfedtrap@gmail.com

Got my troy singleton newsletter.
Check this out.
http://www.assemblymansingleton.com/legi...e=troysingleton

theres part of the swamp we need to drain in nj. keep emailing and calling and show your support for the nj trappers

Ya my district is rough on a trapper. All 3 sponsors and can't get a reply from any of them. When it was acr troy and herb got nothing when it went to scr Allen not a thing.

Sent out email/called again today. ( Friday 11/11 )
I oppose SCR11 & S2750.

here is the new wording on s2750. it would ban even cable restraints the way it is written. everyone please call and email we need you to help us now.

This bill would ban the manufacture, sale, offer for sale, possession, importation, or transportation of a trap that is a spring-loaded device that restrains an animal by capturing the foot, leg, or other body part, including an enclosed foothold type trap or any other type trap that uses a jaw, arm, bar, cable, or wire to grasp or pin the animal’s foot, leg, or other body part. The bill would also prohibit a person from trapping or attempting to trap an animal using such a trap. The bill specifies that a mouse trap or rat trap designed for use in and under buildings is not a trap prohibited by the bill. A person who violates the bill would be subject to a civil fine of $100 to $300 for a first offense, $500 to $700 for a second offense, and $1,000 to $2,500 for a third or subsequent offense, plus confiscation and forfeiture of all equipment used in, and animals or pelts obtained through, the violation.

From my interpretation, this could be applied to conibears as well. I'll be sending more letters as well.

Looks to take everything but a cage by the loose wording. Nj shananagans!

yup i read it as they are going for it all on this one, dont forget to also oppose scr 11 as that is still on the table and BCC njfedtrap@gmail.com so we can have a record of the emails being sent.

All senators emailed and bcc to njfedtrap@gmail.com.

Is SCR11 less of an issue? With the ruling and all that? It seems like this bill would make SCR11 void.

Sent out email/called again today. ( Saturday 11/12 )
I oppose SCR11 & S2750.