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| State | Exception(s) | Law | How Enacted |
| Arizona 09/12/86 |
public lands; human health/safety, rodent control, wildlife research/relocation (jaws must be padded or offset) | ARIZ. REV. STAT. ANN. § 17-301 D; ARIZ. ADMIN. CODE 12-4-307 | Initiative/Regulation |
| California 11/03/98 |
human health/safety (jaws must be padded) | CAL. FISH & GAME CODE § 3003.1 | Initiative |
| Colorado 01/15/97 |
human health/safety, rodent control, wildlife research/relocation, by permit for animal damage control for up to 30 days (jaws must be padded) | COLO. REV. STAT. §§ 33-6-203, 33-6-207, 33-6-208; 8 COLO. CODE REGS. § 1201-12 | Initiative/Regulation |
| Florida 1979 & last amended 1998 |
by permit for animal damage control (jaws must be padded) | FLA. ADMIN. CODE ANN. r. 68A-12.009(4), 68A-24.002(3); FL Hunting Handbook & Regulations | Regulation/Policy |
| Massachusetts 11/05/96 |
human health/safety | MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 131, § 80A | Initiative |
| New Jersey 1984 |
none | N.J. REV. STAT. §§ 23:4-22.1 to 23:4-22.7 | Legislation |
| Rhode Island 1981 |
by permit for animal damage control for up to 90 days | R.I. GEN. LAWS § 20-16-8 | Legislation |
| Washington 11/07/00 |
by permit for human health/safety, endangered species protection, wildlife research, animal damage control for up to 30 days (jaws must be padded) | WASH. REV. CODE § 77.15.194 - 77.15.198 | Initiative |
| State | Exception(s) | Law | How Enacted |
| Arizona 1994 |
public lands; human health/safety, rodent control, wildlife research/relocation | ARIZ. REV. STAT. ANN. § 17-301 D | Initiative |
| California 11/03/98 |
all purposes except recreation or commerce in fur | CAL. FISH & GAME CODE § 3003.1 | Initiative |
| Colorado 01/15/97 |
human health/safety, rodent control, by permit for animal damage control for up to 30 days | COLO. REV. STAT. §§ 33-6-203, 33-6-207, 33-6-208 | Initiative |
| Connecticut 02/16/94 |
water sets | CONN. AGENCIES REGS. § 26-66-5 | Regulation |
| Florida 1997 & last amended 1998 |
none | FLA. ADMIN. CODE ANN. r. 68A-24.002(3) | Regulation |
| Maryland -unknown- |
water sets | MD. REGS. CODE tit. 08, § 03.06.03 | Regulation |
| Massachusetts 11/05/96 |
human health/safety, by permit for beaver/muskrat damage control | MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 131, § 80A | Initiative |
| New Jersey 1971 |
water sets | N.J. REV. STAT. § 23:4-38.2 | Legislation |
| Oklahoma -unknown- |
water sets | OK Dept. of Wildlife Conservation Hunting Regulations | Policy |
| Pennsylvania -unknown- |
water sets | PA Game Commission Hunting & Trapping Regulations | Policy |
| South Carolina 1993 |
water sets | S.C. CODE ANN. § 50-11-2410 | Legislation |
| South Dakota 1987 |
water sets | S.D. ADMIN. R. 41:08:02:06 | Regulation |
| Washington 11/07/00 |
water sets by permit for human health/safety, endangered species protection, animal damage control for up to 30 days | WASH. REV. CODE § 77.15.194 - 77.15.198 | Initiative |
| West Virginia -unknown- |
water sets | W. VA. CODE ST. R. § 58-53-3 | Regulation |
| State | Exception(s) | Law | How Enacted |
| Alabama 1982 & last amended 1997 |
water sets; powered foot snares with max loop of 5-1/2 inches (neck/body snares illegal on land) | ALA. ADMIN. CODE r. 220-2-.30 | Regulation |
| Arizona 09/12/82 |
none | ARIZ. ADMIN. CODE 12-4-307 | Regulation |
| California 11/03/98 |
all purposes except recreation or commerce in fur | CAL. FISH & GAME CODE § 3003.1 | Initiative |
| Colorado 01/15/97 |
human health/safety, rodent control, wildlife research/relocation (nonlethal), by permit for animal damage control for up to 30 days | COLO. REV. STAT. §§ 33-6-203, 33-6-207, 33-6-208 | Initiative |
| Connecticut 1955 |
none | CONN. GEN. STAT. § 26-72 | Legislation |
| Illinois -unknown- |
water sets | 520 ILL. COMP. STAT. 5/2.33 | Legislation |
| Maine 1979, 1979, & 1993 |
foot snares for bear; water sets for beaver | ME. REV. STAT. ANN. tit. 12, §§ 7432, 7452, 7453-B | Legislation |
| Massachusetts 11/05/96 |
human health/safety | MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 131, § 80A | Initiative |
| Michigan -unknown- |
water sets | Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources Hunting & Trapping Guide | Policy |
| Missouri 1957 & last amended 1996 |
water sets | MO. CODE REGS. ANN. tit. 3, § 10-8.510 | Regulation |
| New Hampshire 1935 & last amended 1998 |
water sets for beaver and otter | N.H. REV. STAT. ANN. § 207:10 | Legislation |
| New York 1972 |
none | N.Y. ENVTL. CONSERV. LAW § 11-1101 | Legislation |
| North Carolina 1935 & last amended 1999; 1991 & last amended 1997 |
water sets for beaver | N.C. GEN. STAT. §§ 113-291.1, 113-291.9 | Legislation |
| Oklahoma 1974 & last amended 2000 |
none | OKLA. STAT. tit. 29, § 29-5-502 | Legislation |
| Pennsylvania 1979 & last amended 2000 |
water sets for beaver | 58 PA. CODE § 141.6 | Regulation |
| Rhode Island 1981 |
none | R.I. GEN. LAWS § 20-16-6 | Legislation |
| South Carolina 1993 |
water sets for beaver | S.C. CODE ANN. § 50-11-2410 | Legislation |
| Vermont 05/09/61 |
none | VT. STAT. ANN. tit. 10, § 4706 | Legislation |
| Washington 11/07/00 |
foot snare by permit for human health/safety, endangered species protection, wildlife research, animal damage control for up to 30 days | WASH. REV. CODE § 77.15.194 - 77.15.198 | Initiative |
| West Virginia -unknown- |
water sets; foot snares with max loop of 6-1/2 inches (neck/body snares illegal on land) | W. VA. CODE ST. R. § 58-53-3 | Regulation |
| Wisconsin 07/01/88 |
water sets | WIS. ADMIN. CODE § NR 10.13 | Regulation |