{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-150.400","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 150.400","heading":"Traps -- Approval -- Prohibition -- New design.","body":"(1) No person shall set, use or maintain, for the purpose of taking wildlife, any steel\ntrap unless the size and type of the trap has been approved by the commissioner and\nthe commission by regulation.\n(2) The commissioner may approve, by regulation, any commercially manufactured trap\nwhich is designed to take wildlife alive and unhurt or to kill instantly.\n(3) Subject to the provisions of KRS 150.410 it shall be lawful to use snares, deadfalls,\nwire cage or box traps, but no person shall set, use or maintain a  snare large enough\nto take deer, elk or bear.\n(4) Any manufacturer designing a new trap may send a sample to the commissioner for\napproval or disapproval.","path":["KRS Chapter 150"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=2015","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:44Z","sha256":"7692ff8f01102b45481a92039696652696ba763e599d2ea766615605fcd65256","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-150.399","next":"us-ky/krs-150.410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}