HR1928: HR1928 The importance of regulated trapping; commend

This resolution does not change any Georgia law. Instead, it is a formal statement from the Georgia House of Representatives praising regulated trapping as a wildlife management tool. The text lays out a series of claims about trapping's benefits, including protecting nesting birds and sea turtles, helping waterfowl populations recover, controlling invasive species like feral hogs, saving taxpayer money on nuisance wildlife control, and generating economic activity through fur harvesting and related spending. The resolution concludes with the House formally recognizing regulated trapping as an essential, humane, and effective part of modern wildlife management and conservation. It also directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and the press. Because it is a resolution rather than a bill, it does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute.

• Formally states the House of Representatives' recognition of regulated trapping as an essential, humane, and effective wildlife management tool.
• Cites data and claims about trapping's role in protecting nesting birds, sea turtles, waterfowl, and controlling invasive species like feral hogs.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and the press.
• Creates no new statute, regulation, funding, or penalty; it does not alter Georgia's trapping laws or licensing rules.

The resolution primarily concerns trappers, wildlife management agencies, and hunters or conservationists interested in furbearer and predator management, though it does not impose or remove any legal obligations on them since it does not change law.

Because this is a resolution rather than a bill, it carries symbolic weight rather than legal force. It signals the House's supportive stance toward trapping as a wildlife management practice, which could influence future legislation or public perception, but it changes nothing about who may trap, when, or under what rules.

• The whereas clauses recite claims about trapping's conservation benefits, including protecting ground-nesting birds, sea turtles, and boosting duck nest success rates from 5-10 percent to 15-20 percent.
• The resolution notes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's use of trapping on national wildlife refuges, including managing feral pig populations across 35 states.
• It cites a 2024 Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies survey estimating $16.5 million in average taxpayer savings from private nuisance trapping.
• The resolved clause has the House recognize regulated trapping as essential, humane, and effective for wildlife management and conservation.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2026-03-25House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-25House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-25House Hopper (House)

• Charles Cannon (R, HD-172)Primary sponsor
• John Corbett (R, HD-174)
• Trey Rhodes (R, HD-124)
• Johnny Chastain (R, HD-007)
• Matt Dubnik (R, HD-029)

• wildlife management
• trapping regulations
• conservation
• hunting and fishing
• invasive species control