15A NCAC 10B .0305      TRAPS

(a)  A foothold, steel-jaw, or leghold trap set on dry land with a solid anchor shall not have a chain longer than eight inches unless the chain is fitted with a shock-absorbing device with at least 40 pounds and no more than 75 pounds of pressure to stretch or compress the device.

(b)  A Collarum™-type trap shall:

(1)           have a cable that is 3/16 inch in diameter, a loop stop with a minimum loop diameter of three inches, a relaxing lock, and a breakaway device that has been tested to break or disassemble at no more than 285 pounds of pull;

(2)           have a set capture loop no less than 10 inches and no greater than 12 inches in diameter;

(3)           be equipped with at least one swivel device between the loop and the anchor;

(4)           be staked in a manner that does not allow the animal or the restraint device to reach any part of a fence or reach rooted, woody vegetation greater than one-half inch in diameter;

(5)           not be set using a drag; and

(6)           not be used with a kill pole.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑291.6;

Eff. May 1, 2007;

Recodified from Rule 10B .0304 Eff. January 1, 2011;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2011;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2022.