Furbearers: Trapping: Allowed Methods
Methods
Traps must have smooth or rubber jaws only
Foot-hold trap
Conibear or other killing-type trap
Foot-enclosing trap
Cage-type trap
Colony traps with openings no greater than 6 inches in height and 6 inches wide
Cable restraint devices
Snares set underwater, have a loop 15 inches or less in diameter when set, have a stop device that prevents snare from closing to less than 2 1/2 inches in diameter, made with cable that is between 5/64 inch and 1/8 inch in diameter, and have a mechanical lock and anchor swivel.
From March 1 through April 14 only foot-hold traps, foot-enclosing traps, and cage-type traps may be used to trap coyote, opossum, raccoon, and striped skunk.
From August 1 through October 15 only foot-enclosing traps and cage-type traps may be used to trap opossum, raccoon,
Additional Info
Within communities having 10,000 or more inhabitants, only cage-type or foot-enclosing traps, may be set within 150 feet of any residence or occupied building.
Traps must have smooth or rubber jaws only
Foot-hold trap
Conibear or other killing-type trap
Foot-enclosing trap
Cage-type trap
Colony traps with openings no greater than 6 inches in height and 6 inches wide
Cable restraint devices
Snares set underwater, have a loop 15 inches or less in diameter when set, have a stop device that prevents snare from closing to less than 2 1/2 inches in diameter, made with cable that is between 5/64 inch and 1/8 inch in diameter, and have a mechanical lock and anchor swivel.
From March 1 through April 14 only foot-hold traps, foot-enclosing traps, and cage-type traps may be used to trap coyote, opossum, raccoon, and striped skunk.
From August 1 through October 15 only foot-enclosing traps and cage-type traps may be used to trap opossum, raccoon,
Within communities having 10,000 or more inhabitants, only cage-type or foot-enclosing traps, may be set within 150 feet of any residence or occupied building.