SB427

Provide trapping setback distances for certain roads and trails

Failed·5/23/25

Montana SB427 establishes trapping setback distances on public lands, particularly near roads and trails.

Montana SB427 revises laws related to trapping setbacks, creating specific distances for trapping on public lands. The bill mandates that traps must be set back 50 feet from roads and hiking trails designated by administrative signs or numbers. For wolves, traps must be set back 150 feet from such trails. The bill also allows the commission to expand trap setback distances in high-use areas near urban centers and establish setbacks for other areas like campgrounds and trailheads.

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Roll Call Votes

12 Yea

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8 Nay

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Calendar

Apr 3, 2025

3:00 PM

House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hearing

Feb 27, 2025

3:00 PM

Senate Fish and Game Hearing

History

May 23, 2025

House

(H) Died in Standing Committee

Apr 8, 2025

House

(H) Tabled in Committee (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Apr 2, 2025

House

(H) Hearing (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks