Setting or use of steel jaw traps prohibited.
Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 7-13
in effectSec. 7-13. - Setting or use of steel jaw traps prohibited.
(a) Statement of purpose. The purpose of this section is to prohibit the setting or use of steel jaw traps within the city and to provide an effective penalty to prevent the setting and use of the same, and to provide for the impoundment, rendering safe, and removal of any steel jaw trap found within the city.
(b) Definitions. The phrase "steel jaw trap" as used throughout this section refers to any apparatus for the trapping and seizure of wild animals and/or game wherein such apparatus involves:
(1) A clamping mechanism adapted to clamp a limb or a part of the body of an animal; and
(2) A locking or securing mechanism adopted to prevent or render difficult the reopening of the clamping mechanism.
(c) Use prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to set, emplace, or use a steel jaw trap within the city. Placement of a steel jaw trap in a location accessible to a member of the public, a pet, or a wild animal shall be an offense under this provision, whether or not the trap is attended and whether or not the trap, at the time it is found, is found to be in either a cocked or a sprung position.
(d) Impoundment of traps. In addition to other penalties, any trap found set in violation of this section shall be impounded by the police department and, unless claimed within thirty (30) days of the impoundment shall be forfeit and shall be disposed of as scrap material according to law.
(Code 1963, § 17-27)
Source: City of Gulfport, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/gulfport/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH7OFMIPR_ARTIINGE_S7-13SEUSSTJATRPRFetched: 11/1/2026