Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 36, September 6, 2024
Section 58-53-2 - Definitions2.1. "Trap" is a device that is used to catch and hold animals. A trap may be legally used during the trapping season to catch fur-bearing animals and coyotes. The term includes leg foot hold traps, killer type or body gripping traps, box traps, encapsulating traps and snare. Legal and illegal traps are further defined in the Division's Rule, General Trapping, 58CSR53.2.2. "Foot encapsulating trap" is a trap that has the following: triggering and restraining mechanisms enclosed within a housing; triggering and restraining mechanisms are only accessible through a single opening when set; an opening that does not exceed 2 inches in diameter; and a swivel mounted anchoring system.2.3. All terms have the meaning prescribed to them in the Division of Natural Resources rule, Defining The Terms Used In All Hunting and Trapping, 58CSR46.