Oregon Trapping Ban Initiative (2016)
| Oregon Trapping Ban Initiative | |
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| Type | Statute |
| Origin | Citizens |
| Topic | Hunting and fishing |
| Status | Not on the ballot |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
An Oregon Trapping Ban Initiative (Petition #5) did not make the 2016 ballot in Oregon as an initiated state statute.
If placed on the ballot and approved by voters, the measure would have placed restrictions on the use of different types of trapping practices used in hunting. A similar measure was proposed for the November 4, 2014, ballot, but supporters withdrew the proposal to focus on a 2016 bid, instead.[1]
Background
The 2014 proposed initiative would have banned trapping or poisoning animals, trading in fur/body parts of trapped animals and body-gripping traps. Supporters of this measure, however, decided to withdraw from 2014 consideration for the following reasons:
| “ | 1) Our recent polling indicates that very few Oregonians even know that trapping is legal and practiced all over the state. Education is going to take longer than the time we have before the 2014 ballot.
2) Because of the low level of understanding about trapping, our polling numbers in favor of significant trapping restrictions were NOT high enough at this point to proceed. 3) Our 2014 ballot initiative wording restricted the types of traps that could be used on private land. It was primarily the body-gripping traps that cause the most pain and suffering in the trapped animal, but our polling shows that any measure that tries to restrict the rights of private property owners in OR faces significant opposition and is unlikely to pass. 4) Failure is NOT an option on this one. The TFO feels that the extra two years will allow us to do what needs to be done to succeed. Rushing this process is not a good idea.[1][2] |
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| —Trap Free Oregon | ||
Support
Trap Free Oregon was the primary supporter of this measure.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Oregon signature requirements
No official proposal for this initiative were submitted to the Oregon Secretary of State, as of June 7, 2014. In order to qualify for the ballot, supporters needed to collect valid signatures from eight percent of the number of votes cast for the office of governor in the state's most recent gubernatorial election.
The petition was rejected because it did not "comply with procedural constitutional requirements established in the Oregon Constitution."[3]
Similar measures
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Trap Free Oregon, "Important Notification," accessed June 7, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Initiative no. 5," accessed June 3, 2016
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