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Pag*' 4 - PLAINDEALER-HERALU. WEDNESDAY, >m 22.1983 TRAPS (Continued from page J) More formally, the 1< cities and counties of lation proposed by Zwick would allow' linois to "prohibit the setting, use and maintenance of leghold and body-gripping traps and traps of similar construction for trapping fur-bearing animals for com­ mercial and recreational use." Trap laws are currently under state jurisdiction. According to Zwick, only' municipalities which are under homerule can currently legislate trapping rules. However, she pointed out, most homerule municipalities have populations of over 25,000 and are "rather autonomous." In addition, homerule cities must bypass certain state revenues and raise the local tax to compensate for the loss of funds. "Thpspi bills would allow flexibility and allow the city (or county) to say no to commercial trapping, but allow trapping of nuisance animals such as mice," said Sheila Huara, one ot zwicics aids. "The local police would be able to enforce the laws. The local unit of police could deal with a trap violation immediately. You wouldn't have to wait for the conservation officer to come out of the field." Huard argues that the Illinois Department of Conservation does not have the manpower to effectively regulate and enforce trapping laws. ifhen you have one person (conservation officer) for every --- - MA 11 J MPI'"J11 M1 ty and a half, there is no way they can do their job effectively," People from all over the state have traveled to Springfield to lob- set by local and county governments. Pictured are supporters of rosaid. by either for or against two bills proposing that trapping laws be the bills rallying on the steps of the state capital building May 11, "When coun Huar According to Zwick's written House testimony, Carpentersville is an example of a city that is frustrated because it does not have the power to ban traps. "...This city has had numerous problems with trapping beini done in the city limits in which dogs and cats have been trapped am some citizens were afraid athat children will be hurt," Zwick's testimony reads. "The city wants to prohibit the use of traps in its boundaries, but has no authority to do so..." Although House Bills 531 and 619 were introduced in mid-March, they only recently have been read on the House floor. And according to Zwick, as time has passed, the opposition has grown stronger. "I think once they (opposing interest groups) saw the bill was out of committee, they intensified and suddenly noticed that we were making progress," Zwick said in an interview Monday from the House floor. Besides the competition from numerous special interst groups such as.the AFL-CIO, Illinois Retail Merchant's Association and the Illinois Department of Conservation, Zwick said she and her sponsors must contend with an onimously close deadline and "parliamentary games." Zwick's bills are only two out of 2,500 which must be called on for a vote by Friday. If it is not called by this deadline, it will be tabled until next year. Not only must she constantly be alert, organized and prepared to state her case, but she also has to make sure that all of her sponsors are in attendance to speak and vote when the bill is finally called. "A lotjof it's success depends on when they call the bill," Zwick said. "I think we could be taken by surprise." In addition, although Zwick made a special effort to receive fairly low numbers for her bills, the normal procedure of calling bills in house vote based on subject content rather than their assigned number. Monday afternoon Madigan was calling all bills dealing with civil law issues. "We're playing all these little games," Zwick said. Still, despite these difficulties and the possibility that her bills could soon be killed and never make it to the Senate, Zwick believes important progress has already been made. 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