Per ct.gov, Connecticut has a legal trapping season for river otters during winter months to "ensure that only prime furs are harvested." I am proposing we eliminate this legal trapping season against Connecticut's river otters and the antiquated process of harvesting their furs. We are in a modern age where faux and synthetic furs can be created; there is no longer a need for the unnecessary killing of a small animal solely for the purpose of obtaining their furs.