Leg-Hold Restraining Traps
Killing Traps
For a detailed explanation of the requirements involved in using these types of traps, see sections 17-27 of Ontario Regulation 667/98.
Lil' Grizz Trap
Under O. Reg 667/98, section 1(1), a killing trap is defined as "a device designed to kill an animal by seizing and holding it by part of its body"
Under O. Reg. 667/98, a holding trap is defined as "a trap that is designed to capture but not kill an animal by seizing and holding it by a leg."
Note: These types of traps may not be set in a place that could result in an animal being hung from the trap with its feet off the ground [Ontario Regulation 667/98, Section 23]
Examples of killing traps:
Examples of leg-hold restraining traps:
Relaxing Cable Restraint
Relaxing cable restraints are defined by O. Reg. 667/98 as "a suspended snare that is designed to capture and restrain an animal alive through a relaxing lock mechanism that allows the cable loop to loosen when pressure is released"
BASIC TYPES OF TRAPS
Other
According to O. Reg. 667/98, clause 18(2)(a) muskrat may be trapped using traps known as funnel traps if they are set under the surface of the water