Is one liable for trapping a species that is not normally hunted (ein b'mino nitzod)?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that trapping a species normally hunted incurs biblical liability. Species not normally hunted (like flies) are only rabbinically forbidden. Even trapping them for a purpose does not create biblical liability.
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