{"id":11426,"date":"2025-12-21T09:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T16:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/?p=11426"},"modified":"2025-12-21T09:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T16:31:08","slug":"public-lands-snowmobiles-arent-weapons-saw-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/?p=11426","title":{"rendered":"Public Lands &#8211; Snowmobiles Aren&#8217;t Weapons (SAW) Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"m_3082838607795041299size-15\" lang=\"x-size-15\"><strong>Bipartisan legislators in the House this week co-authored a bill<\/strong>\u00a0to outlaw the intentional use of snowmobiles and other motorized vehicles to ram and crush coyotes, wolves, and other animals on federal land.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_3082838607795041299size-15\" lang=\"x-size-15\">The Snowmobiles Aren&#8217;t Weapons (SAW) Act would &#8220;close a glaring gap in federal wildlife protections,&#8221; according to the conservation group,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.cmail19.com\/t\/d-l-gtktryk-didjtutldj-yk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/gearjunkie.cmail19.com\/t\/d-l-gtktryk-didjtutldj-yk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1766420119558000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3qitjvkDFEMmT69CxCsn1A\"><strong>Animal Wellness Action<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_3082838607795041299size-15\" lang=\"x-size-15\">While several states prohibit hunting wildlife \u201cfrom motor vehicles,\u201d most states, not including Minnesota, Oregon, and Colorado, do not explicitly outlaw ramming or running over animals with a motorized vehicle on federal land.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_3082838607795041299size-15\" lang=\"x-size-15\">&#8220;At a time when the House is taking up problematic legislation to remove federal protections for gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act, it\u2019s more important than ever to stand up for responsible stewardship of our public lands and wildlife,\u201d said Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore. \u201cThis bipartisan legislation shows we can work through thoughtful policy debates on conservation and wildlife management without condoning cruel and dangerous practices that threaten animals and public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_3082838607795041299size-15\" lang=\"x-size-15\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.cmail19.com\/t\/d-l-gtktryk-didjtutldj-yu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/gearjunkie.cmail19.com\/t\/d-l-gtktryk-didjtutldj-yu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1766420119558000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0IyewZuQYLvcYJDl0nIT0k\"><strong>The bill<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was co-sponsored by\u00a0Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"x-size-15\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/saw_act_full_bill_text.pdf\">saw_act_full_bill_text<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"x-size-15\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bipartisan legislators in the House this week co-authored a bill\u00a0to outlaw the intentional use of snowmobiles and other motorized vehicles to ram and crush coyotes, wolves, and other animals on federal land. The Snowmobiles Aren&#8217;t Weapons (SAW) Act would &#8220;close a glaring gap in federal wildlife protections,&#8221; according to the conservation group,\u00a0Animal Wellness Action. While [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-events","category-public-lands"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11426"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11428,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11426\/revisions\/11428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbbch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}