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Assembly Committee Minutes MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND MINING Seventy-Sixth Session May 19, 2011 The Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining was called to order by Chair Maggie Carlton at 2:39 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2011, in Room 3161 of the Legislative Building, 401 South Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada. The meeting was videoconferenced to Room 4410 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 East Washington Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada. Copies of the minutes, including the Agenda (Exhibit A), the Attendance Roster (Exhibit B), and other substantive exhibits, are available and on file in the Research Library of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and on the Nevada Legislature's website at www.leg.state.nv.us/76th2011/committees/. In addition, copies of the audio record may be purchased through the Legislative Counsel Bureau's Publications Office (email: [email protected]; telephone: 775-684-6835). COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton, Chair Assemblyman Joseph M. Hogan, Vice Chair Assemblyman Paul Aizley Assemblyman Elliot T. Anderson Assemblyman David P. Bobzien Assemblywoman Irene Bustamante Adams Assemblyman John Ellison Assemblyman Ed A. Goedhart Assemblyman Ira Hansen Assemblyman Kelly Kite Assemblyman Pete Livermore Assemblyman Harvey J. Munford Assemblywoman Peggy Pierce COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: None Minutes ID: 1225 *CM1225* Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining May 19, 2011 Page 2 GUEST LEGISLATORS PRESENT: None STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Amelie Welden, Committee Policy Analyst Randy Stephenson, Committee Counsel Judith Coolbaugh, Committee Secretary Linda Waters, Committee Assistant Sherwood Howard, Committee Assistant OTHERS PRESENT: Trish Swain, representing TrailSafe Nevada Ryan Werner, Private Citizen, Henderson, Nevada Joel Blakeslee, President, Nevada Trappers Association Margaret Flint, representing Nevada Humane Society Beverlee McGrath, representing American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Best Friends Animal Society; Political Animal Welfare Political Action Committee; Action for Animals; Nevada Humane Society; and Nevada Political Action for Animals Bridget McGrath, representing Pet Network of North Lake Tahoe; and Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation Chair Carlton: [Roll was called.] We are going to start with Senate Bill 226 (1st Reprint). We were waiting for Senator Leslie. She may have gotten held up. I believe there is someone else here who can present the bill. We are going to hear this bill first because we only have the video feed to Las Vegas for a half hour at the most. We want to be able to have a brief overview of the bill and allow the folks in southern Nevada to get their testimony on the record. We will then come back North to deal with the rest of the issues. If the Senator arrives, we will have her chime in also. Senate Bill 226 (1st Reprint): Requires the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to adopt certain regulations governing the trapping of fur-bearing mammals in certain counties. (BDR 45-975) Trish Swain, representing TrailSafe Nevada: Since we were put back on the agenda with short notice, we do not have many witnesses. I am going to give you a little background on the bill as amended and answer any questions you may have. It is my hope that S.B. 226 (R1), Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining May 19, 2011 Page 3 as amended, merits your full support as we re-approach the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners with what we consider a common sense request for trap regulation. [Continued to read from prepared testimony (Exhibit C).] [Showed trap of which photos were taken for exhibit (Exhibit D).] I sent you some pictures (Exhibit E), which you may have in your email. You can look at these to see the other kinds of traps we are discussing. This is a body-crushing, or Conibear trap, and you will see a photo of a dog caught in one of these traps. You will also see a snare trap, which tightens around the animal's neck until it is strangled. As it struggles, it will get more strangled. You will also see another kind of trap, but I do not know anything about it or how commonly it is used. You can see what the raccoon is going through. There is another example of a Conibear-style trap, and a rabbit's head is caught in it. I am sorry if it is disturbing, but this is what we are talking about. The reason we have this bill is not so that the Legislature will make trapping regulations. As our bill was amended on the Senate side, we are not talking about you making regulations about the use of these particular kinds of traps. We are talking about asking for your support as we go back to the Wildlife Commission. I will give you a little review of the history we have with the Wildlife Commission in the hopes that you will urge the Wildlife Commission to adopt regulations regarding the use of traps in congested areas only. We are only talking about congested areas where most of us exercise our pets. We are not talking about regulating trapping or usurping anybody's right to trap in the wide-open spaces. We are talking about congested areas in our large population centers only. With that said, I will show you a brief video that should illustrate the kind of situation we are hoping to get your support for. [Showed video, which is not an exhibit.] That is an overview of the kind of issue we initially thought to deal with through the Legislature, but we are quite happy to take this back to the Wildlife Commission for regulation of traps set where people are recreating with their pets. The problem is further detailed in our incident reports, which you should have. These incident reports are also on the TrailSafe Nevada website. We have over 50 incidents that people have sent in. I have also gotten over 556 emails in support of TrailSafe since starting this campaign this year. Many of those detail similar incidents. They include people out, recreating, walking their pets, and they come across a trap. I have been questioned about how often this happens. Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining May 19, 2011 Page 4 I have been told by a game warden that there at least 100 incidents a year throughout the state. The letters I receive come from people throughout the state. There is no official record kept, but to those who say it does not really happen, I guarantee you that it happens. Because of the volume of mail we are getting, I do suspect we are seeing just the tip of the iceberg as far as the frequency of these kinds of trappings. For instance, just this week, I received a letter about a dog named Cody that was killed in a skunk trap in the Arrowcreek neighborhood, which you may know is an upscale neighborhood here in the City of Reno. This has been verified, and I do have the family's name. There is no question that this is what happened to this dog. This happens frequently in all kinds of residential neighborhoods. I also received a Facebook message (Exhibit F) from a woman named Karenina Schuller, who gave me permission to use her name. [Read from Facebook message.] I get these messages from all over Nevada. The ones that hit the media are just the tip of the iceberg. In March 2010, there was a cat and skunk trapped in Cottonwood Park in the City of Sparks, which is within the Sparks city limits. That got a lot of media attention. In August 2010, a cat, that I have subsequently adopted, was caught in a trap near a school in Golden Valley, which is also in a residential neighborhood. Why are these traps out there, and who is putting these traps out there? I do not think this is the responsible fur trappers who know the rules and do not want to be anywhere near residential areas. They trap in the outback. I think this is people who are annoyed because there is a coyote in the neighborhood, or somebody does not like the neighbor's dog. It is kind of a random situation, but I think it is very dangerous in the interest of public safety. That is why we brought up S.B. 226 (R1) in the first place. I will talk about the bill as amended. [Continued to read from prepared testimony (Exhibit C).] Therefore, what we have is a bill that we urgently hope you see fit to pass. This will give some fuel to the fire to the Wildlife Commission to impress upon the Commissioners the urgency of this situation and that regulation is needed. That will be done with the weight of the Legislature behind this request. That is where we are now. [Continued to read from prepared testimony.] Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining May 19, 2011 Page 5 We are in no way trying to regulate trapping or trapping seasons. We are attempting to protect public safety, and when traps are found in congested areas, they are found year-round and not only in fur trapping season. [Continued to read from prepared testimony.] We have letters from pest control operators who previously had been afraid they would no longer be able to pursue their business. They will absolutely be able to pursue their business. They saw this, and we had a good meeting with them. They agreed, and the letter is in your folder. Additionally, I had a good conversation with Mr. Jensen of the United States (U.S.) Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services, and that letter is also in your folder in which he said he is not opposed to S.B.
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