HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975 03-19 Council okays first reading of ordinance for trapping REVIEW Council okays
first reading
of ordinance
for trapping
. by Scott Carlson
The Maplewood city council recently
passed first reading of an ordinance
which prohibits the setting of steel-jawed
spring animal traps. Second and final
reading of the ordinance is expected
Thursday night.
The ordinance in full reads: "The
setting of steel-jawed spring traps which
could catch the foot or leg of an animal is
prohibited by the city of Maplewood
except for mouse and rat trapshe owners theo
homes or buildings by
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occupant of said homes or buildings."
i Councilman John Greavu recently
suggested the ordinance after learning of
some spring traps which were found inhiss
1 neighborhood. Greavu said they are
danger for children.
David Arnold, 2579 Brookview Dr.,
testifying in behalf of the ordinance,said,
"This is long overdue." Arnold,
member of the Maplewood police force,
told the council of three incidents where
dogs or other domestic animals have been
caught in the traps.
Arnold said that spring-traps caused all
kinds of agony to the victimized animals.
Quoting some information from a wildlife
pamphlet, Arnold said the animals o ten
die of exposure or else tt y too chetrw
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their feet in order to escape
said that spring traps aren
in-
discriminate method for capturing
animals.
"Two out of five cases find other
animals (than those intended) trapped,"
Arnold said.
He added,"I think with a city of 30,000 it t.
is inappropriate to have leg hold traps."