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The Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons Act would prohibit running over and killing wildlife with motorized vehicles on some classes of federal land.
The bill materialized after months of lobbying from animal rights and environmental groups.
It would impose a fine of up to $5,000 and up to one year imprisonment for intentionally using a motor to intentionally run over, strike, kill, or kill a wild animal on public lands.
That provision would exclude U.S. Forest Service managed property — which is under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s purview. Federal land managers in Wyoming told the Jackson Hole News&Guide this spring they lack the jurisdictional authority to prohibit killing wildlife with snowmobiles. Absolute primacy over wildlife policy is debated, however, and there are federal laws that prohibit certain types of hunting, such as the Airborne Hunting Act..
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