SEC. 2. POSSESSION OR USE OF BODY-GRIPPING TRAP PRO-
HIBITED. 
The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration 
Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 6. POSSESSION OR USE OF BODY-GRIPPING TRAP 
PROHIBITED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), no person may possess or use a body-gripping trap 
in the System. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall not 
apply to the use of a body-gripping trap— 
‘‘(A) by an agency of the Federal Govern-
ment; 
‘‘(B) to— 
‘‘(i) control an invasive species (as 
such term is defined in section 10(a) of the 
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act) to 
achieve resource management objectives; or 
‘‘(ii) protect a species that— 
‘‘(I) is listed as endangered or 
threatened under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973; or 
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‘‘(II) the Secretary of the Inte-
rior has designated as a sensitive spe-
cies; and 
‘‘(C) if— 
‘‘(i) such use is in accordance with 
Federal and State law; and 
‘‘(ii) all viable nonlethal methods for 
achieving a goal described in paragraph (1) 
have been attempted and such documenta-
tion is maintained at the headquarters of 
the department that carried out such at-
tempt. 
‘‘(2) TRAINING.—Subsection (a) does not apply 
to training in the dismantling of body-gripping 
traps. 
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.—Notwithstanding 
section 4(f), a person who possesses or uses a body-grip-
ping trap in the System shall be subject to the following: 
‘‘(1) In the case of a first offense, a civil fine 
of not more than $500 imposed by the Secretary for 
each body-gripping trap possessed or used. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a subsequent offense— 
‘‘(A) a civil fine of not more than $1,000 
imposed by the Secretary for each body-grip-
ping trap possessed or used; 
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‘‘(B) imprisonment for not more than 180 
days; or 
‘‘(C) both a civil fine and imprisonment in 
accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(d) FORFEITURE OF BODY-GRIPPING TRAP.—Any 
body-gripping trap that is possessed or used in violation 
of this section, and any wildlife captured by the use of 
such trap, including the pelt or raw fur of such wildlife, 
shall be subject to forfeiture to the United States in ac-
cordance with the provisions of chapter 46 of title 18, 
United States Code, relating to civil forfeitures. 
‘‘(e) PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS AND OTHER ASSO-
CIATED EXPENSES.—A person found to be in violation of 
subsection (a) shall pay all associated court costs. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) BODY-GRIPPING
TRAP.—In this section, 
the term ‘body-gripping trap’— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in paragraph (3), 
means any device that is intended to kill or cap-
ture wildlife by physically restraining any part 
of the animal; 
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‘‘(B) includes any— 
‘‘(i) steel-jaw, padded, or other modi-
fied leghold trap; 
‘‘(ii) kill-type trap; 
‘‘(iii) snare trap; or 
‘‘(iv) modified version of any such 
trap; and 
‘‘(C) does not include any— 
‘‘(i) cage or box trap; or 
‘‘(ii) suitcase-type live beaver trap. 
‘‘(2) NONLETHAL METHODS.—The term ‘non-
lethal methods’— 
‘‘(A) includes exclusions, barriers, harass-
ment and scaring devices, and any other meth-
od that does not result in the death of target 
or non-target species, except 
‘‘(B) does not include the use of a body- 
gripping trap.’’. 
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