https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/new-mexico-public-land-trapping-ban-imminent/

This law would go into effect in 2022

BYALAN CLEMONSMARCH 29, 2021

• CONSERVATION

LARRY LAMSASHARE

Trapping on public land is a signature away from being banned in New Mexico after hours of contentious debate and a narrow vote in the legislature.

Named “The Wildlife Conservation and Safety Act,” the bill was passed by one vote, 35-34, in the House when Rep. Susan Herrera finally gave in. It had been debated for more than three hours before the final vote,according to theAlbuquerque Journal. The bill passed the Senate, 23-16. It now awaits the approval or veto of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D).

If signed into law, it will go into effect April 2022 and prevent leghold, body-gripping and cage traps on public land. It also will ban snares and poison, other than for a few exceptions for pest control or research. It was…