Maryland Trappers need help!!

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We need your help now!
They are Back
HB365 bans the leghold trap in Maryland.
Hearing date Feb.19th at 1:00 pm Annapolis, MD
Click here for text: http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/bills/hb/hb0365f.rtf
HSUS was there when they took traps from NJ, MA,CA,WA,CO,AZ. Now they are
here !
DO you want Maryland added to the list??
The following names are the representives that need letters,emails & faxes.
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!! Contact all sportsmen, trappers,
farmers, landowners, etc.
Letters can be sent to: Or Fax to: (410) 841-3509
Lowe House Office Building,
Room 141, 84 College Avenue,
Annapolis, MD. 21401

Address letters to:
Dear Honorable Environmental Matters Committee Member;

Natural Resources - Leghold Traps - Prohibition HOUSE BILL 365
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 377 in 2002 - ENV
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 272 in 2003

Sponsored By:
Delegates Frush, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Bronrott, Clagett, Cryor,
Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Healey, Hubbard, Lee, Madaleno,
Mandel, McConkey, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Ross,
Rzepkowski, Simmons, Stern, and F. Turner

Maggie McIntosh, Chairman House Environmental Matters Committee,
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3990
maggie_mcintosh@house.state.md.us
James Malone, Jr., Vice-Chairman House Environmental Matters Committee
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3378 - james_malone@house.state.md.us
John Arnick, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122, ext.
3458 john_arnick@house.state.md.us
Kumar Barve, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122, ext.
3464 kumar_barve@house.state.md.us
Elizabeth BoBo, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122, ext.
3205 elizabeth_bobo@house.state.md.us
Joseph Boteler, III House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122,
ext. 3365 joseph_boteler@house.state.md.us
William Bronrott, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122,
ext. 3019 william_bronrott@house.state.md.us
Rudolph Cane, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122, ext.
3427 rudolph_cane@house.state.md.us
Virginia Clagett, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122,
ext. 3211 virginia_clagett@house.state.md.us
Barbara Frush, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122, ext.
3114 barbara_frush@house.state.md.us
Patrick Hogan, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122, ext.
3240 patrick_n_hogan@house.state.md.us
Marvin Holmes, Jr. House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122,
ext. 3105 marvin_holmes@house.state.md.us
J.B. Jennings, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122, ext.
3334 jb_jennings@house.state.md.us
Tony McConkey, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122, ext.
3223 tony_mcconkey@house.state.md.us
Karen Montgomery, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122,
ext. 3380 karen_montgomery@house.state.md.us
George Owings, III House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122,
ext. 3231 george_owings@house.state.md.us
Rosetta Parker, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122, ext.
3326 rosetta_parker@house.state.md.us
Kenneth Schisler, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122,
ext. 3429 kenneth_schisler@house.state.md.us
Richard Sossi, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122, ext.
3449 richard_sossi@house.state.md.us
Joan Stern, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3045
joan_stern@house.state.md.us
Paul Stull, House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3107
paul_stull@house.state.md.us
Michael Weir, Jr. House Environmental Matters Committee 1-800-492-7122,
ext. 3328 michael_weir@house.state.md.us

Letters can be sent to:
Lowe House Office Building,
Room 141, 84 College Avenue,
Annapolis, MD. 21401

NO HEARING SCHEDULED YET FOR SB272 or SB271

One call does it all - Contact the following Senators ASAP in opposition of
SB272 & SB271
Let's help the people that support us, the farmers, OPPOSE SB271

SENATE BILL 272 will ban leghold traps (same as last year's HB377)
File Code: Hunting and Fishing Prior Year Introduction As: HB 377/02 - ENV

Sponsored By:
Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Gladden, Kramer, and Pinsky
Entitled: Natural Resources - Leghold Traps - Prohibition

Click here to read text of SB272
http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/bills/sb/sb0272f.rtf

Synopsis:
Expanding the prohibition against using, setting, placing, or maintaining a
leghold trap to apply in all areas statewide; and clarifying that a person
may not use, set, place, or maintain a leghold trap to trap specified animals.

Click here to contact members of the Education, Health, & Environment
Committee in the Senate to oppose SB272
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/m ... 02eco.html

HB271 - Prohibits the confinement of Pregnant Sows In Florida last year,
HSUS was there to ban confinement of pregnant sows and now they are here in
Maryland to try the same thing. Why do farmers confine pregnant sows? So
they don't eat or injure their young during and, for a short period, after
birth. What does HSUS know about hogs? About as much as they know about
trapping - NOTHING! You need to express your opinions to the the Senate
committee members, click the link below to contact them.

SENATE BILL 271
File Code: Agriculture
Sponsored By: Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Jones, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled: Agriculture - Confinement of Pregnant Sows - Prohibition

Click below to read text of SB271:
http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/bills/sb/sb0271f.rtf

Attention: The next BILL is from Delegate Frush, she has introduced her
bill HB365 with 25 co-sponsors. The wording is not up yet but it shows it
is the same wording as HB377 from last year. We will check it out as soon
as it is there! It is going to take a lot of work to stop the passages of
this years anti bills! PLUS we believe you will see more anti wildlife
related bills surface during this session.

Senate Education, Health & Environmental Affairs Committee Members
PAULA COLODNY HOLLINGER , Chair 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3131
paula_colodny_hollinger@senate.state.md.us

JOAN CARTER CONWAY, Vice-Chair 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3145
joan_carter_conway@senate.state.md.us

GWENDOLYN T. BRITT, 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3745
gwendolyn_britt@senate.state.md.us

RICHARD F. COLBURN, 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3590
richard_colburn@senate.state.md.us

ROY P. DYSON, 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3673
roy_dyson@senate.state.md.us

JANET GREENIP, 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3223
janet_greenip@senate.state.md.us

SHARON M. GROSFELD , 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3137
sharon_grosfeld@senate.state.md.us

ANDREW P. HARRIS , 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3706
andrew_harris@senate.state.md.us

PAUL G. PINSKY , 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3155
paul_pinsky@senate.state.md.us

SANDRA B. SCHRADER , 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3572
sandra_schrader@senate.state.md.us

NORMAN R. STONE, JR., 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3587 (toll free)

Letters can be mailed or faxed to:
Miller Senate Office Building, 2 West Wing
11 Bladen St.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1991
(410) 841-3661, (301) 858-3661
e-mail: ehe@mlis.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3957, (301) 858-3957

Please get any and all farmers, senators, business owners, sportsmen, etc.
to call, write, or email these Senators as soon as possible.
Any question Call:
Leggett's
Pete & Ron Leggett
leggetts@erols.com
301-432-8480

Maryland residents only:
Please obtain as many signatures as possible and bring them to the hearing
Feb19th. or get them back to Ron Leggett by Feb. 17th.

We the undersigned, do hereby oppose any and all legislation to ban the use
of any tools, including the foothold trap, used in the management of
wildlife in the State of Maryland.