Section 141.69. Artificial cubbies

(a) General rule. Furtakers are permitted to trap furbearers through the use of body-gripping traps set in artificial cubbies when the following conditions are met:

(1) The artificial cubby is placed within an established watercourse, waterway, marsh, pond or dam.

(2) The entrance to the artificial cubby does not exceed 50 square inches.

(3) The triggering mechanism of the trap is recessed within the artificial cubby at least 7 inches from the entrance.

(4) The artificial cubby is anchored in a manner so that it cannot be moved or rolled.

(b) Exception. Subsection (a)(2)—(4) does not apply to body-gripping traps that are 5 1/2 inches or less and set in artificial cubbies to target mink or muskrat.

The provisions of this § 141.69 adopted May 27, 2011, effective May 28, 2011, 41 Pa.B. 2699.

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The provisions of this § 141.69 issued under the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. § 2102(a) and (d).