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• During upland game bird seasons, it is unlawful to use snares on any land owned or controlled by Game
and Parks, on Open Fields and Waters Program lands, on U�S� Fish and Wildlife Service waterfowl
production areas or on U�S� Army Corps of Engineers land at Harlan County Reservoir unless the snare is
set completely underwater�
• It is unlawful to use any bait in plain sight within 30 feet of foothold traps set on dry land� Bait is defined
as fish, animal flesh, fur, hide, entrails or feathers�
• Body-gripping traps with a jaw-spread larger than 5 inches may be used only when placed under water
or at least 6 feet above the ground in the following areas:
• Land owned or controlled by the Game and Parks
• Open Fields and Waters Program lands
• U�S� Fish and Wildlife Service waterfowl production areas
• U�S� Army Corps of Engineers land at Harlan County Reservoir
• County road right-of-ways
• For restrictions on U�S� Forest Service lands, contact the Bessey Ranger District at 308-533-
8115�
TRAP TAGGING
Traps include snares, steel-jawed spring traps and box traps� It is unlawful to set any trap for furbearers or
coyotes, unless such trap has the following information stamped or inscribed legibly onto the trap or onto a
metal tag that is securely affixed to the trap:
• the valid driver's license number of the owner or user or,
• the owner or user's Nebraska State Identification Card number applied for at Motor Vehicle Operator
License Examiner's offices� Individuals 15 years of age or younger may use the driver's license or ID card
number of a parent or guardian�
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