FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

House Bill ready to go for next Legislative Session
Trapping Bill to be submitted
Today's Date -- After months of work, we are in the final stages
completeing a major trapping bill for the '08 - '10 legislative sesssion that will utilize
and incorpate Best Management Practices and methods into our Massachusetts trapping laws.
It will allow the use of extensively tested and accepted capture devices to be
regulated by the state. This change in the law will allow trained individuals
to participate once again in true furbearer management and put the management of our
furbearers back in hands of our dedicated professionals employed with the Disviion of
Fisheries and Wildlife.

For More Information Contact:
Committee for Responsible Wildlife Management
P.O. Box 2537, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01004-2537
Tel: 617-301-8380
FAX: 617-301-8380
Internet: ConserveWildlife@macrwm.org