Introduced:
02/15/2017
Sponsor: Senator Thomas B. Saviello, Co-Chair, Maine Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Forest Management
Summary:
This bill implements the recommendations of the Commission To Study the Public Reserved Lands Management Fund. The bill establishes additional guidelines that must be followed by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry before it may adopt any rule that would make changes to the annual allowable harvesting level for public reserved lands and nonreserved public lands. The bill directs the department to conduct a detailed forest inventory of the State's public reserved lands.
Status:
Veto
ed by Governor on June 29
Introduced:
01/23/2017
Sponsor: Representative Josh Cutler, Member, Massachusetts Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Firearm Suppressors
Summary:
Relates to the penalty for the possession of firearm suppressor devices used for silencing, muffling, or diminishing the report of portable firearms.
Status:
Scheduled hearing pending (07/18/2017) on July 5
Introduced:
01/23/2017
Sponsor: Representative Paul K. Frost, Member, Massachusetts Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Firearm Suppressors
Summary:
Relates to penalties for the possession of silencers or firearm noise reduction devices.
Status:
Scheduled hearing pending (07/18/2017) on July 5
Introduced:
03/20/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Russell E. Holmes
Issue Brief:
Guns
Summary:
Relates to the transportation of illegal firearms.
Status:
Schedul
ed hearing pending (07/18/2017) on July 5
Introduced:
03/20/2017
Sponsor:
David Paul Linsky
Issue Brief:
Guns
Summary:
Relates to extreme risk protective orders.
Status:
Scheduled hearing pending (07/18/2017) on July 5
Introduced:
01/04/2017
Sponsor: Representative Gene Chandler, Co-Chair, New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
American System of Conservation Funding
Summary:
Provides for a portion of funds in the wildlife habitat account to be used for fish and game department boundary work, and limits expenditures from the wildlife habitat account and fisheries habitat account for equipment and materials; corrects references to legislative committees and removes references to stamps in the fish and game statutes.
Status:
Signed by Governor Chris Sununu, Member, Governor's Sportsmen's Caucus
on
June 28
Introduced:
04/12/2017
Sponsor:
Assembly Member Fred W. Thiele
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Extends for three years the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in marine and coastal waters.
Status:
Signed by Governor on June 29
Introduced:
03/01/2017
Sponsor: Representative Dan Moul, Member, Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Public Access to Private Lands
Summary:
Amends the act entitled An act encouraging landowners to make land and water areas available to the public for recreational purposes by limiting liability in connection therewith, and repealing certain acts, provides for liability for landowners to recreational users; provides for attorney fees and court costs.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Appropriations on June 29
Introduced:
02/02/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Paul W. Fogarty
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Provides for the creation of a new position in the fish and wildlife division of the department of environmental management, and would place oversight of freshwater lakes, streams, and ponds, in the fish and wildlife division; takes effect upon passage.
Status:
Senate concurred in House substitute on June 30
