A bill to prohibit the use of leg-hold and steel-jaw traps on animals in the United States.

Declares it to be the public policy of the United States to discourage the needless maiming and suffering inflicted on wild animals by the use of leg-hold and steel jaw traps.

Provides that no fur or leather shall be shipped in interstate or foreign commerce if such fur or leather comes from animals trapped in any State or any foreign country which has not banned the manufacture, sale, or use of leg-hold or steel jaw traps. Requires the Secretary of State to compile and publish a list of States and countries which have not banned the use or manufacture of such traps, and to ban all imports of fur or leather from countries which have not banned the manufacture, sale, and use of such traps.

Provides a penalty of not more than a $2,000 fine for the first offense of shipping or receiving prohibited furs or leather and for the second and subsequent offenses a fine of not more than $5,000 and a jail term of one to three years.

Provides identical penalties for the first and subsequent offensed of carrying, transporting, or shipping leg-hold or steel jaw traps in interstate or foreign commerce or for knowingly receiving, acquiring, or purchasing such traps.