Dear New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:

All statutes and regulations, or citations to statutory authority or regulatory authority, that allows for the "dispatch," killing, or beating of a trapped raccoon or other trapped animal (via an enclosed trap, snare trap, or any other restraining device or trap).

Also, please provide copies of all training materials, classroom agendas, and classroom lesson plans used in the training sessions for licensed trappers. In particular, include all references to the means by which trapped raccoons or other animals (as described above) are dispatched or killed. Specifically include all references to clubbing or beating to dispatch or kill the above animals.

Yours faithfully,

Patricia Doyle
1620 Beach Boulevard
Forked River, NJ 08731
(609) 693-2946