C.__Buy, sell, barter or otherwise exchange for profit the pelt of a fur-bearing animal that was trapped in the State; or

D.__Offer for sale, barter or exchange for profit the pelt of a fur-bearing animal that was trapped in the State.

2.__Permitted traps.__A person may use a confinement trap or a padded foot snare to trap a fur-bearing animal on property owned by that person if the animal is a nuisance.__The person must release, relocate or dispose of the animal in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

§7434.__Approval to trap

1.__Permit application.__A person may apply in writing to the commissioner for a permit to use a padded leg-hold trap on property owned by that person for the purpose of capturing and holding a fur-bearing animal that has become a nuisance.__The person must state the nature of the problem that the padded leg- hold trap is intended to solve and the efforts the person has made to solve the problem without the use of a body-gripping trap.

2.__Limitations.__A person may not receive a permit under this section if the person:

A.__Did not attempt to capture the animal by trapping it with a confinement trap or a padded foot snare; or

B.__Commits 2 or more violations under this subchapter.

3.__Approval.__If the commissioner determines the person has used all reasonable nonlethal techniques for solving the problem, the commissioner may issue that person a permit to use a padded leg-hold trap.__The permit may not authorize use of the trap for more than 30 days.

4.__Rules.__The commissioner shall adopt rules for the use of padded leg-hold traps and for the release, relocation or disposal of animals captured pursuant to this section.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

5.__Padded leg-hold traps; government agencies.__A government agency or that agency's employees or authorized agents may use a padded leg-hold trap to: