- A California law requires a trapping license in order
to kill mice.
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- The Animal Protection Institute of Sacramento pushed
the bill, which mandates anyone who takes furbearing mammals or non-game
animals must purchase a trapping license by passing a complex test and
paying a fee of $78.50, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
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- The Fish and Game Code 4005 defines non-game animals
as including mice, rats, gophers and moles, the paper noted.
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- However, Scott Paulsen, chief of law enforcement for
the Department of Fish and Game, said the law would not be enforced for
personal use.
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- Nevertheless, he says, the statute is enforced for commercial
use.
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- That means if a citizen hires a gardener or pest control
service to set traps at his house, they could face arrest without a permit.
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- Terry Knight of the Lake County Fish and Wildlife Committee
said the DFG did not support the bill but it was promoted by the Animal
Protection Institute.
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- "I can see the headlines now, 'Mice trappers face
jail term,' " Knight said. "But if you get the permit, the real
problem you're facing is that it takes too many mice to make a fur coat."
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- http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=35868
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