State Trapping Bans

• Washington (2000 ballot initiative)—Citizens voted in favor (55%) of banning the use of leghold traps, other body-gripping traps, and snares for recreation and commerce in fur. In May 2003, the governor vetoed a rollback of the ban.
• California (1998 ballot initiative)—Voters supported (57%) Proposition 4, which banned the use of leghold traps, other body-gripping traps, and snares for recreation and commerce in fur. 
• Massachusetts (1996 ballot initiative)—Voters passed (64%) The Wildlife Protection Act, banning the use of leghold traps, other body-gripping traps, and snares for capturing fur-bearing animals.
• Colorado (1992 ballot initiative)—Citizens voted in favor (52%) of a constitutional amendment banning the use of leghold, other body-griping traps and snares.
• Arizona (1992 ballot initiative)—Voters (58%) enacted a ban on the use of leghold traps, other body-gripping traps, and snares on public land—which makes up 80% of the state.
• New Jersey (1986 legislation)—The New Jersey legislature banned both possession and use of leghold traps, making it the most restrictive of the leghold trap bans.
• Rhode Island (1977 legislation)—Rhode Island legislators banned the use of the leghold trap to capture any animal.
• Florida (1974 regulation)—The Florida Fish and Game Commission enacted a regulation prohibiting the use of any steel or leghold trap where wildlife might be found.