00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 201                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to municipal regulation of trapping; and providing for an effective                                    
02 date."                                                                                                                  
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 16.05.930 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
05            (h)  Nothing in this chapter prevents a municipality from regulating the                                     
06       practice of trapping within its boundaries, to the extent authorized under                                        
07       AS 29.35.052.                                                                                                     
08    * Sec. 2. AS 29.35 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                     
09            Sec. 29.35.052. Regulation of trapping. (a) A municipality may regulate                                    
10       trapping to protect life and property within its boundaries and may exempt trappers                               
11       from municipal regulation for good cause. Ordinances a municipality may enact under                               
12       this section include ordinances that impose                                                                       
13                 (1) trap identification requirements;                                                                   
14                 (2) signage or other notice requirements for set or placed traps;                                       

01                 (3) restrictions on the use of types of traps likely to cause injury or                                 
02       damage to persons or property, including domestic animals;                                                        
03                 (4)  prohibitions on the setting or placement of traps in areas or                                      
04       locations where they are likely to cause injury or damage to persons, property, or                                
05       nontargeted species.                                                                                              
06            (b)  This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities.                                       
07            (c)  Nothing in this section prohibits the                                                                   
08                 (1)  Department of Environmental Conservation from exercising its                                       
09       powers to stop the spread of disease;                                                                             
10                 (2)  Department of Fish and Game from exercising its powers to                                          
11       manage the state's fish and wildlife; or                                                                          
12                 (3)  Department of Public Safety from exercising its powers to protect                                  
13       public health and safety.                                                                                         
14            (d)  In this section, "trapping" has the meaning given in AS 16.05.940.                                      
15    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2018.