Introduced:
12/04/17
Sponsor:
Department of Natural Resources
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to conservation and recreation policies natural resources department.
Status:
Prefiled on December 4
Introduced:
4/26/17
Sponsor
: Representative Curt VanderWall, Member, Michigan Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General License
Summary:
Establishes nonresident 3-day small game license.
Status:
In Senate. Second reading on December 7
Introduced:
9/14/17
Sponsor
: Representative Gary Howell, Member, Michigan Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Apprentice Hunting License
Summary:
Allows mentored youth hunting license individual to purchase additional licenses.
Status:
In Senate. Second reading on December 7
Introduced:
9/26/17
Sponsor
: Representative Daire Rendon, Member, Michigan Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Provides for foresters registration; relates to preparing management plans for tax exempt qualified forest property.
Status:
In House. Second reading on December 13
Introduced:
9/26/17
Sponsor
: Representative Daire Rendon, Member, Michigan Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Revises provisions relating to forester registration program citations.
Status:
In House. Second reading on December 13
Introduced:
12/05/17
Sponsor
: Representative Triston Cole, Co-Chair, Michigan Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Prohibits issuance of permit to sterilize game animals.
Status:
To House Committee on Natural Resources on December 5
Introduced:
12/1/17
Sponsor: Representative Jered Taylor, Member, Missouri Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Feral Swine
Summary:
Allows for the slaughter and processing of feral hogs for human consumption at facilities inspected by the Missouri Department of Agriculture.
Status:
Prefiled on December 1
Introduced:
12/1/17
Sponsor:
Senator Bill Eigel
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to the establishment of a deer season holiday.
Status:
Prefiled on December 1
Introduced:
12/1/17
Sponsor: Representative Brian Munzlinger, Member, Missouri Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Conservation Sales Tax
Summary:
Amends the Constitution to require that the sales tax dedicated to conservation purposes be resubmitted to the voters for approval every 10 years.
Status:
Prefiled on December 1
Introduced:
8/02/17
Sponsor
: Representative Nick Milroy and Representative Joel Kleefisch, Co-Chairs, Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Terminally Ill Youth Hunting Opportunities
Summary:
Relates to hunting approvals issued to certain terminally ill individuals.
Status:
Available for scheduling in Senate on December 12
Introduced:
8/07/17
Sponsor
: Representative James Edming, Member, Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief
Modern Restraining Animal Traps
Summary:
Relates to the maximum height of pole traps.
Status:
Available for scheduling in Senate on December 12
Introduced:
10/24/17
Sponsor
: Representative Nick Milroy and Representative Joel Kleefisch, Co-Chairs, Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General License
Summary:
Relates to transfer of wild turkey hunting license and tag.
Status:
In Assembly. Amendment No. 1 offered on December 4
Introduced:
11/09/17
Sponsor
: Representative Joel Kleefisch and Representative Nick Milroy, Co-Chairs, Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to establishing an open season for hunting deer with muzzle-loading firearms within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
Status:
Public hearing held on December 6
Introduced:
11/20/17
Sponsor
: Sportsmen's Caucus Representative Nick Milroy and Representative Joel Kleefisch, Co-Chairs, Wisconsin Legislative
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Relates to voluntary contributions to pay for hunting and fishing approvals for disabled veterans; makes an appropriation.
Status:
Public hearing held on December 6
Introduced:
12/04/17
Sponsor
: Representative Joel Kleefisch, Co-Chair, Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Hunting with Dogs
Summary:
Relates to required tags for a dog hunting bear or wolf.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage on December 4
Introduced:
12/05/17
Sponsor
: Representative Joel Kleefisch, Co-Chair, Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to enforcement of federal and state laws relating to the management of the wolf population and to the killing of wolves and expenditure of funds for wolf management purposes.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage on December 5
Introduced:
8/03/17
Sponsor
: Senator Terry Moulton and Senator Mark Miller, Co-Chairs, Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Terminally Ill Youth Hunting Opportunities
Summary:
Relates to hunting approvals issued to certain terminally ill individuals.
Status:
Available for scheduling in Senate on December 12
Introduced:
8/03/17
Sponsor
: Senator Jerry Petrowski
Issue Brief
Modern Restraining Animal Traps
Summary:
Relates to the maximum height of pole traps.
Status:
Available for scheduling in Senate on December 12
Introduced:
11/06/17
Sponsor
:Senator Terry Moulton and Senator Mark Miller, Co-Chairs, Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to establishing an open season for hunting deer with muzzle-loading firearms within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
Status:
Available for scheduling in Senate on December 12
Introduced:
11/06/17
Sponsor
: Senator Terry Moulton
Issue Brief:
Apprentice Hunting License
Summary:
Relates to youth and trapping; creates a mentored trapping license; creates restrictions on taking or appropriating a trap or its contents; creates requirements for tagging traps.
Status:
Available for scheduling in Senate on December 12
Introduced:
11/30/17
Sponsor
: Senator Thomas Tiffany, Member, Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to enforcement of federal and state laws relating to the management of the wolf population and to the killing of wolves and expenditure of funds for wolf management purposes.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry on November 30
Introduced:
12/07/17
Sponsor
: Senator Patrick Testin, Member, Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Hunting with Dogs
Summary:
Relates to required tags for a dog hunting bear or wolf.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry on December 7
