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Subcommittee declines to advance HB 1351 banning adhesive rodent traps, urges education and IPM outreach
Summary
A subcommittee reviewed HB 1351, which would ban adhesive-based (glue) rodent traps, and voted to not recommend advancing the bill. Members recommended the Department include guidance on glue-trap use and nonlethal rodent contraception in Integrated Pest Management outreach.
A subcommittee of the Environment and Agriculture committee voted to not recommend advancing HB 1351, a proposal to prohibit the sale and use of adhesive-based (glue) rodent traps, and instead asked the department responsible for pest management to expand educational outreach.
The panel’s discussion, which centered on safety, enforcement and alternatives, concluded with a motion to not recommend the bill that passed on a voice vote. The committee also asked the department to include information about proper glue-trap use (restricted to enclosed spaces) and about nonlethal rodent contraception in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) materials.
The subcommittee opened by recalling that testimony at an earlier hearing established the problem of non-target animals being trapped but also raised concerns that the bill’s proposed ban would be…
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