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After many months of contacts with various Game Departments, State Associations, State and Federal officials we have concluded there is much inoficiency in consistancy regarding Laws and regulations.
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ABOUT STUDIES and REGULATIONS
For several years many state agencies have conducted studies to
improve the acceptance and safety of snares. Studies on neck locks,
break away nooses, cable lengths, deer stop usage and other possibilities.These
studies are done in a variety of ways.
STUDIES
While some state agencies are very familiar with snare types and
use a wide range of professionally designed snares, other agencies
have no familiarity at all. In the later case they tend to rely
on the expertise of trappers that are familiar with snares. Some
snaremen are well knowledgeable regarding all snare types and
some are not. When studies are conducted without qualifying experience
these studies can produce inappropriate results.
When research is done with a limited selection of materials and
snare types, or the method used for research is not conducive
to the application, the results are also limited or invalid causing
improper restrictions by disqualification of perfectly acceptable
snares. This could easily disqualify good and useful equipment.
It is certainly important to exclude "home made" snares
for research as they have no viable means for consistency. However,
the inclusion of snares produced by all reliable Snare Makers
and Manufactures is an important factor in determining qualified
products.
The difference between a "Snare Maker" and a "Snare
Manufacturer" is not difficult to understand. While a "snare
Manufacturer" manufactures their components and assembles
products with their products a "Snare Maker" uses products
from other sources to assemble their products.
The foremost two factors to consider in research and studies are
(1) Total inclusion of products and (2) Methodology.
INCLUSION
Without the involvement of all Snare Maker/Manufacturers, some
perfectly qualified products may be deleted from legal use. This
can easily be achieved by notification of studies and research
to all Snare Makers and Manufactures. This has never been done
in the past.
METHODOLOGY
We have discovered that methods used for "break away"
devices are inadequate and lack meaningful data. Almost all state
agencies aren't aware of how these studies are conducted while
other states don't have studies done, relying on criteria derived
from other sources. Field studies done on snares, in some cases,
have been severely restricted to simply one or two snare designs.
These field studies will result in a regulated and very restricted
use of otherwise qualified equipment.
FUNCTION and DESIGN
In many state regulation manuals, the provisions for specific
and precise neck lock and cable designs. These provisions are
primarily Design criteria and should be the responsibility of
Snare Makers and Manufacturers.
FUNCTION
State agencies are most certainly responsible for functional use
of snare equipment. The functions of how a neck lock works, the
use of swivels, application of deer and noose stops, break away
noose release points, locations, cable function, and a host of
other functional requirements.
DESIGN
We strongly believe it is the responsibility of the Snare Maker
and Manufacturer to properly design and produce the proper equipment
to meet the functional requirements set by state agencies. Therefor,
we believe regulations should not incorporate such criteria as
specific neck lock types (other than functional requirements)
and certain types of proper cable only.
RESPONSIBILITY
State agencies should regulate functional requirements
Snare Makers/Manufacturers should be responsible for proper design.
BY DEFINITION
Although each state is responsible for their individual rules
and regulations to conform to their specific environment, there
are certain requirements that can - and should be implemented
as a Uniform and Standard Code. These codes should specify Uniform
definitions for, in particular, (1) neck lock types, (2) cable
types, (3) appropriate noose stops.
1 Neck locks should be defined in relationship to how they
function rather than how they are made.
2 Cable should be defined to include all useful and appropriate
cable types. This definition should not relate to length or diameter.
3 Noose stope (deer stops) should be split into two categories
- interior and exterior stops. This is because some states require
two stops serving separate functions
and the term "deer stop" is not appropriate.
These codes would create a uniform definition of material components used rather than types of equipment.Without uniform definitions clarity is not possible.
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