Banned traps used on Washington's Capitol lawn

Groundskeepers at Washington's Capitol in Olympia have removed traps being used to kill moles after it was revealed they were in violation of the ban implemented by a voter initiative passed in 2000. The irony was not lost on Republican state Rep. Joel Kretz of Wauconda. “...if I’ve got coyotes killing my sheep, I can’t put a trap out. But if you’ve got a mole on the Capitol Campus, you can," Kretz said, suggesting there is a need to change the law. The Olympian.