Regulates the use of live restraint cable devices for taking wildlife and authorizes the Department of Environmental Conservation to set regulations.

This bill amends the environmental conservation law to regulate the use of live restraint cable devices for taking wildlife. It specifies that such devices can only be used for a period determined by the Department of Environmental Conservation, beginning no earlier than December 1. The regulations must include requirements for the devices, such as a swivel, a relaxing lock, a deer stop, and a break-away device. It also mandates that trappers using these devices must check them at least once every 24 hours and complete a training course offered by the department.

Regulates the use of live restraint cable devices for taking wildlife and authorizes the Department of Environmental Conservation to set regulations.

This bill amends the environmental conservation law to regulate the use of live restraint cable devices for taking wildlife. It specifies that such devices can only be used for a period determined by the Department of Environmental Conservation, beginning no earlier than December 1. The regulations must include requirements for the devices, such as a swivel, a relaxing lock, a deer stop, and a break-away device. It also mandates that trappers using these devices must check them at least once every 24 hours and complete a training course offered by the department.