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Jawed Traps

Trap-Specific Regulations

No person may:

  • Set, place or operate any jawed trap with teeth unless such traps are located completely underwater at all times.
  • Set, place or operate any jawed trap with a jaw spread width of more than 7 inches on dryland or 8 inches in the water from the opening of the trapping season until Nov. 30. After Nov. 30, traps with a jaw spread of 8 inches or less may be placed on both dryland or in the water.
  • Set, place or operate any jawed trap with a jaw spread smaller than 5 ½ inches as a water set, except when the muskrat or mink season is open in the zone in which you are trapping.
Diagram of a jawed trap, showing how to measure the spread width. Use the widest points on the outside of the jaws.

Figure 1. Spread width for a jawed trap is measured from the widest points on the outside of the jaws as shown above. Photo Credit: Joe Goodman.