Alaska Prohibition of Wolf Snares (1998)

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Alaska Ballot Measure 9, also known as the Bill Prohibiting Trapping Wolves with Snares, was on the November 7, 1998 election ballot in Alaska. Measure 9 was a citizen-initiated ballot measure. It failed, with 37.3% of voters in favor.^[1]

• Yes: 83,224
• No: 140,049

The goal of the initiative was to prohibit a person from using a snare with the intent of trapping a wolf. It would also prohibit a person from possessing, buying, selling or offering to sell the skin of a wolf known by the person to have been caught with a snare. Breaking the law would have been a Class A misdemeanor.^[2]

Path to the ballot

• Application was received in the Lieutenant Governor's Office on September 4, 1997.
• A copy of the application and signatures were sent to the Department of Law and Division of Elections on September 4, 1997.
• The Division of Elections determined that there were a sufficient number of sponsor signatures on September 30, 1997.
• The application was certified on October 9, 1996.
• Petition booklets were issued to the initiative committee on October 20, 1997.
• The one year filing deadline was October 20, 1998.
• Petition booklets were submitted to the Division of Elections on January 12, 1998.
• Lieutenant Governor Ulmer certified the petition for this initiative as properly filed on April 2, 1998.
• The Supreme Court of the State of Alaska ruled on August 17, 1998 that the initiative be placed on the 1998 general election ballot.
• The initiative appeared on the 1998 general election ballot.^[3]

References

1. ↑ Alaska 1998 election results
2. ↑ Alaska 1998 ballot measure voter guide for initiatives
3. ↑ Initiative history for 97TRAP

v • d • e Ballot measures about hunting and fishing in Alaska Alaska Limited Entry Fisheries (1972) • Alaska Fisheries Permit Initiative (1976) • Alaska Personal Consumption of Fish and Game (1982) • Alaska Right to Bear Arms (1994) • Alaska Prohibit Airborne Hunting Initiative (1996) • Alaska Prohibition of Wolf Snares (1998) • Alaska No Voter Initiatives About Wildlife (2000) • Alaska Land-And-Shoot Referendum (2000) • Alaska Prohibition on Bear Baiting Initiative (2004) • Alaska Wolf and Bear Protection Act (2008)

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