Introduced:
02/01/2017
Sponsor: Representative Jerry Costello, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Crossbows
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that any person may use a crossbow to take any animal during the appropriate archery season.
Status:
To House Committee on Agriculture and Conservation on February 14
Introduced:
02/01/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Allen Skillicorn
Issue Brief:
Firearm Suppressors, Guns
Summary:
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012; provides that a person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when he knowingly uses, attaches, or possesses with the intent to use or attach any device or attachment of any kind for silencing the report of any handgun, unless the use, attachment, or possession with the intent to use the device or attachment is on the premises of a firing or shooting range; or possess any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report.
Status:
To House Committee on Judiciary - Criminal on February 14
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor: Representative Brandon Phelps, President, National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses Executive Council
Issue Brief:
Hunting with Air Rifles
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that a person may take deer with a .45 caliber or larger air-powered gun; defines air-powered gun as any implement, designed as a gun that will expel a bb or pellet by spring, gas, or air charged from an external high compression power source.
Status:
To House Committee on Agriculture and Conservation on February 14
Introduced:
02/07/2017
Sponsor: Representative Jerry Costello, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Firearm Suppressors, General License
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; removes the prohibition on the use of a silencer or other device to muffle or mute the sound of the explosion or report resulting from the firing of any gun; amends the Criminal Code of 2012; provides that a person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when he knowingly uses, attaches, or possesses with the intent to use or attach any device or attachment of any kind for silencing the report of any handgun, unless the use, attachment, or possession with the intent..
Status:
To House Committee on Rules on February 8
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor: Representative Jerry Costello, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General, Guns (General)
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides in various provisions an exemption to carry a firearm on Department of Natural Resources property in accordance with the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
Status:
To House Committee on Rules on February 9
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor: Representative Jerry Costello, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Crossbows
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that any person may use a crossbow to take wildlife during the appropriate archery season; repeals crossbow provisions limiting the use of crossbows to specified conditions, together with a related definition.
Status:
To House Committee on Rules on February 9
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Avery Bourne
Issue Brief:
Licenses (General)
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; defines hunting license as an electronic or physical license authorizing the person to take a certain type of animal during a specified period of time.
Status:
To House Committee on Rules on February 9
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Daniel Swanson
Issue Brief:
Senior, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall, on an annual basis, establish one deer hunting weekend for persons with disabilities in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Code; provides that the Department may adopt administrative rules to implement the provision; defines person with a disability.
Status:
To House Committee on Rules on February 9
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor: Representative Norine Hammond, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that unless otherwise permitted by law, no person may have in their possession a weapon except those specified by the Code or administrative rules for the purpose of taking any species protected by the Code; provides that any use of a weapon to take wildlife contrary to the provisions of the Code is deemed a violation.
Status:
To House Committee on Rules on February 9
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Sheri Jesiel
Issue Brief:
Catch Shares
Summary:
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code; provides that all trout, including lake trout, salmon, and lake whitefish may not be taken by commercial fishing devices, including gill or pound nets; provides that any incidental catch of trout, including lake trout, salmon, and lake whitefish taken in legal sized gill or pound nets must be returned immediately to the water; provides that the methods of taking are subject to modification by administrative rule based upon lake-wide scientific assessment data.
Status:
To House Committee on Rules on February 9
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor: Representative Dan Beiser, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General License, Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code; provides that residents of this State may obtain a 5-year fishing license; provides that the fee for a 5-year fishing license is a specified amount; provides that for residents age 65 or older, the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a 5-year fishing license.
Status:
To House Committee on Rules on February 10
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Joe Sosnowski
Issue Brief:
Crossbows
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that any person may use a crossbow during any coyote season.
Status:
To House Committee on Rules on February 10
Introduced:
02/10/2017
Sponsor: Representative Charles Meier, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Conservation Tax Incentives, General
Summary:
Creates the Natural Areas Stewardship Act; creates the Land Conservation and Stewardship Grant Program to make grants to conservation land trusts to steward lands identified in the Natural Area Inventory, lands designated as a buffer area, lands designated as a nature preserve, or lands registered as a Land and Water Reserve; establishes the duties of the Department of Natural Resources in carrying out the provisions of the Act.
Status:
To House Committee on Rules on February 10
Introduced:
02/10//2017
Sponsor:
Representative Brad Halbrook
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that a person may place or scatter deer bait otherwise prohibited when not in active deer hunting season; provides that person who unlawfully baits deer is guilty of a Petty offense subject to a mandatory fine of not less than a specified amount and shall lose hunting privileges in this State for a period of not less than a year.
Status:
To House Committee on Rules on February 10
Introduced:
02/10/2017
Sponsor: Representative Brandon Phelps, President, National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses Executive Council
Issue Brief:
Guns (General)
Summary:
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012; provides that a person who has been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card may transport in a vehicle an accessible rifle, shotgun, or other long gun without the weapon being broken down in a non-functioning state or without the weapon being enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container if the firearm is unloaded.
Status:
To House Committee on Rules on February 10
Introduced:
02/10/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Deborah Conroy
Issue Brief:
Modern Sporting Rifle, Standard Capacity Magazines
Summary:
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012; makes it unlawful to deliver, sell, or purchase or cause to be delivered, sold, or purchased or cause to be possessed by another, an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge; makes it unlawful for any person to knowingly possess an assault weapon, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge 300 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, except possession of weapons registered with the State Police.
Status:
Introduced on February 10
Introduced:
02/10/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Katie Stuart
Issue Brief:
Licenses (General), Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code and the Wildlife Code; provides that the respective fees for resident fishing, combination sportsmen, and hunting licenses are waived for current and retired State, municipal, and local law enforcement officers.
Status:
Introduced on February 10
Introduced:
02/10/2017
Sponsor: Representative Dan Beiser, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Outdoor Sporting Goods Tax Holiday
Summary:
Amends the Use Tax Act and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act; provides a hunting sales tax holiday on specified dates for firearms and firearm ammunition that may be used for lawful hunting under the Wildlife Code; provides for administration of the hunting sales tax holiday by the Department of Revenue; provides the Department of Revenue with rulemaking authority, including emergency rulemaking authority; amends the Administrative Procedure Act to allow emergency rulemaking.
Status:
Introduced on February 10
Introduced:
02/07/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Napoleon Harris
Issue Brief:
Catch Shares
Summary:
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code; provides that all trout, including lake trout, salmon, and lake whitefish may not be taken by commercial fishing devices, including gill or pound nets; provides that any incidental catch of trout taken in legal sized gill or pound nets must be immediately returned to the water; provides that the methods of taking are subject to modification by administrative rule based upon lake wide scientific assessment data.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Agriculture on February 15
Introduced:
02/07/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Napoleon Harris
Issue Brief:
Catch Shares
Summary:
Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code; provides that the Department of Natural Resources may issue a maximum of 5 commercial fishing licenses for taking from the waters of Lake Michigan yellow perch, bloater chub, and other commercial fish species designated by department rule.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Agriculture on February 15
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Jil Tracy
Issue Brief:
General License
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; defines hunting license as an electronic or physical license authorizing the person to take a certain type of animal during a specified period of time.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Agriculture on February 15
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor: Senator Neil Anderson, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Crossbows
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that any person may use a crossbow to take coyotes during any coyote season.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Assignments on February 9
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor: Senator Neil Anderson, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Crossbows
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that any person may use a crossbow to take any animal during the appropriate archery season.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Assignments on February 9
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor: Senator Neil Anderson, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General, General License
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that except as provided in the Code, it is unlawful to have in his or her possession the green hides of fur bearing mammals without a valid hunting or trapping license; provides that the annual fee for each resident fur buyer's permit shall be a specified sum; provides that all fur buyers and non-resident auction participants shall maintain records of the receipt, collection, purchase, and sale of green hides of fur-bearing mammals.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Assignments on February 9
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor: Senator Neil Anderson, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General, Guns (General)
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides in various provisions an exemption to carry a firearm on Department of Natural Resources property in accordance with the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Assignments on February 9
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor
: Senator Dale Fowler
Issue Brief:
White-tailed Deer Management - Hunting as a preferred Management Tool
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that the Director of the Department of Natural Resources shall establish an open season for the taking of deer with shotgun, handgun, or muzzleloading rifle which shall be at least 10 consecutive days.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Assignments on February 9
Introduced:
02/10/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Don Harmon
Issue Brief:
Wolf in Sheeps Clothing/ Animal Rights Groups
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to trap bobcat in this State at any time; provides that no person shall knowingly sell, offer for sale, or purchase a bobcat pelt of a bobcat taken in this State; makes conforming changes.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Assignments on February 10
Introduced:
02/10/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Don Harmon
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that prior to the opening of a new hunting season for an animal that was listed on the endangered or threatened species list in the past 15 years, the Department of Natural Resources shall develop a management plan including: an overall goal for the continued growth of the animal's population and return of a stable population in all prime habitat areas throughout the State for that animal; an analysis demonstrating the impact of hunting in different regions of the State.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Assignments on February 10
Introduced:
02/10/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Don Harmon
Issue Brief:
Lead Ammunition and Fishing Tackle Bans
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that it shall be unlawful to use lead ammunition to take wildlife in State parks or natural areas; defines lead ammunition as a projectile containing one or more percent lead by weight; makes conforming changes.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Assignments on February 10
Introduced:
02/10/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Don Harmon
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Amends the Endangered Species Protection Act; provides that the Endangered Species Protection Board shall without regard to the Personnel Code, employ and fix the compensation of necessary staff; provides that the Board shall employ an executive director to oversee operations of the Board; provides that the Board is solely responsible for hiring, firing, and management of the executive director.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Assignments on February 10
Introduced:
02/10/2017
Sponsor: Senator Chapin Rose, Member, Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Amends the Wildlife Code; provides that a person may supplementally feed deer with items otherwise prohibited by the Code when not in active deer hunting season which shall be implemented by the Department of Natural Resources by rule.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Assignments on February 10
Introduced:
02/10/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Kyle McCarter
Issue Brief:
Firearms Preemption
Summary:
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; provides that the regulation of the possession or ownership of a rifle or shotgun are exclusive Powers and functions of this State; provides that any ordinance or regulation, or portion of that ordinance or regulation, that purports to regulate the possession or ownership of any rifle or shotgun in a manner that is inconsistent with this Act, shall be invalid
Status:
To Senate Committee on Assignments on February 10
Introduced:
01/10/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Lloyd Arnold
Issue Brief:
Freshwater Angling Access
Summary:
Relates to ownership of banks of the Ohio river; provides that in all places where the southern border of the state of Indiana, as determined according to the low water mark of the Ohio River as it was when Kentucky became a state in 1792, is coterminous with the banks of the Ohio River on the Indiana side of the Ohio River.
Status:
To House Committee on Interstate and International Cooperation on January 10
Introduced:
01/04/2017
Sponsor: Representative Ron Bacon, Member, Indiana Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to roadside vegetation management; requires the Indiana Department of Transportation to mow roadside vegetation a minimum number of times a year; requires the first mowing of roadside vegetation in a calendar year to be performed when fifty percent of the vegetation in a sight line is at the specified height.
Status:
To House Committee on Roads and Transportation on January 4
Introduced:
02/07/2017
Sponsor:
House Human Resources Committee
Issue Brief:
White-tailed Deer Management - Hunting as a preferred Management Tool
Summary:
Relates to tagging requirements for deer carcasses; includes penalties.
Status:
In Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment: Subcommittee assignments: Breitbach Chair, Lykam, Shiply on February 16
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Pat Grassley
Issue Brief:
Crossbows, Senior, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Relates to the issuance of senior crossbow deer hunting licenses.
Status:
To House Committee on Natural Resources on February 9
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Curt Hanson
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to the registration of hunting and fishing outfitters or hunting and fishing guides; provides a penalty.
Status:
To House Committee on Natural Resources on February 9
Introduced:
01/26/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Jake Chapman
Issue Brief:
Fishing Tournaments
Summary:
Relates to bass fishing in the state.
Status:
In Senate, becomes Senate File 257 on February 15
Introduced:
01/26/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Jake Chapman
Issue Brief:
Public Access to Private Lands
Summary:
Relates to the restriction of hunting on private property by the Natural Resources Commission.
Status:
In Senate, becomes Senate File 258 on February 15
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Tom Shipley
Issue Brief:
Guns (General), Off Highway Vehicles
Summary:
Relates to operating or riding a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle while carrying a firearm.
Status:
Introduced on February 9
Introduced:
02/09/2017
Sponsor
: House Federal and State Affairs Committee
Issue Brief:
Firearm Suppressors
Summary:
Relates to exemption from criminal possession of a silencer.
Status:
To House Committee on Federal and State Affairs on February 10
Introduced:
2/9/17
Sponsor:
Representative Pamela Hornberger
Issue Brief:
No-Net-Loss
Summary:
Clarifies no net loss of Department of Natural Resources hunting acreage and extends to commercial forest.
Status:
To House Committee on Natural Resources on February 9
Introduced:
2/9/17
Sponsor: Representative Holly Hughes, Member, Michigan Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Exotic Invasive Species
Summary:
Encourages the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and other agencies to continue efforts to prevent the introduction of new aquatic species into the Great Lakes and to consider new research and technologies.
Status:
To House Committee on Tourism and Outdoor Recreation on February 9
Introduced:
2/8/17
Sponsor: Senator Tom Casperson, Member, Michigan Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Federal Land Hunting and Angling Access
Summary:
Encourages the United States Forest Service to work an agreement with the owners of privately held hunting camps on leased acres within the Ottawa National Forest to allow the hunting camps to remain on federal land.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Natural Resources on February 8
Introduced:
2/1/17
Sponsor: Representative Mark Uglem, Member, Minnesota Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
American System of Conservation Funding
Summary:
Appropriates money from the Outdoor Heritage Fund; modifies recipient requirements.
Status:
Rereferred to House Committee on Legacy Funding Finance on February 9
Introduced:
2/9/17
Sponsor:
Representative Paul Rosenthal
Issue Brief:
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing/Animal Rights Groups
Summary:
Prohibits open season for taking wolves.
Status:
To House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance on February 9
Introduced:
2/9/17
Sponsor:
Representative Rob Ecklund
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Modifies preference for lotteries for bear-hunting permits, reserving one permit during a lottery to be given first preference to a resident of a Minnesota veterans home.
Status:
To House Committee on Veterans Affairs Division
Introduced:
2/9/17
Sponsor:
Representative Bud Nornes
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Modifies the sales tax on club memberships to exclude game release charges.
Status:
To House Committee on Taxes on February 9
Introduced:
2/9/17
Sponsor:
Representative Tony Jurgens
Issue Brief:
General License
Summary:
Waives fishing license requirement during week before Super Bowl.
Status:
To House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance on February 9
Introduced:
2/9/17
Sponsor:
Representative Brian Johnson
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Modifies blaze orange hunting requirements to allow blaze pink.
Status:
To House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance on February 9
Introduced:
2/13/17
Sponsor:
Representative Matt Bliss
Issue Brief:
General License
Summary:
Modifies requirements for minnow licenses; requires rulemaking.
Status:
To House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance on February 13
Introduced:
2/13/17
Sponsor:
Representative Dan Fabian
Issue Brief:
General License
Summary:
Eliminates dedication of certain license revenue for wolf management and monitoring.
Status:
To House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance on February 13
Introduced:
2/13/17
Sponsor:
Representative Steve Drazkowski
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Allows the use of night vision equipment when hunting coyotes.
Status:
To House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance on February 13
Introduced:
2/13/17
Sponsor:
Representative Chris Swedzinski
Issue Brief:
Recreational Shooting
Summary:
Appropriates money to identify site for shooting sports facility
Status:
To House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance on February 13
Introduced:
2/13/17
Sponsor:
Representative Bruce Vogel
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Allows veterans 70 years of age or older to hunt and fish for free.
Status:
To House Committee on Veterans Affairs Division on February 13
Introduced:
2/9/17
Sponsor: Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen, Member, Minnesota Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General License
Summary:
Eliminates dedication of certain license revenue for wolf management and monitoring.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance on February 9
Introduced:
2/9/17
Sponsor:
Senator Thomas Bakk
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Modifies preference for lotteries for bear-hunting permits, reserving one permit during a lottery to be given first preference to a resident of a Minnesota veterans home.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance on February 9
Introduced:
2/10/17
Sponsor:
Senator Caroline Ruud
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Modifies blaze orange hunting requirements to allow blaze pink.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance of February 13
Introduced:
2/10/17
Sponsor:
Senator Caroline Ruud
Issue Brief:
Recreational Shooting
Summary:
Appropriates money to identify site for shooting sports facility.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance of February 13
Introduced:
2/10/17
Sponsor:
Senator Caroline Ruud
Issue Brief:
General License
Summary:
Modifies requirements for minnow licenses; requires rulemaking.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance of February 13
Introduced:
01/09/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Randy Dunn
Issue Brief:
Game Meat Donation
Summary:
Allows donations of meat, eggs, milk, grains, fruits, and vegetables to a food pantry to qualify for a tax credit.
Status:
Public Hearing Completed on February 13
Introduced:
01/04/2017
Sponsor: Senator Brian Munzlinger, Member, Missouri Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Management Authority over Captive Cervids
Summary:
Modifies provisions relating to captive cervids.
Status:
From Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources; Reported do pass on February 16
Introduced:
01/31/2017
Sponsor: Senator Brian Munzlinger, Member, Missouri Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
American System of Conservation Funding
Summary:
Allows nonresidents who own at least 80 acres of real property in Missouri to only be assessed 50% of the fee for any nonresident hunting, fishing, or trapping permit.
Status:
On February 16, Public Hearing scheduled for February 21
Introduced:
01/05/2017
Sponsor: Senator Burke Harr, Member, Nebraska Legislative Sportsmen's Forum
Issue Brief:
Ivory Ban
Summary:
Prohibits the sale and trade of ivory.
Status:
From Legislative Committee on Judiciary: Placed on General File as Amended on February 14
Introduced:
1/16/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Andrew Maragos
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Waives the nonresident landowner deer license hunting fee for retired veterans.
Status:
Failed to pass the House on February 10
Introduced:
1/16/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Daniel Johnston
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to taking of coyotes; provides an expiration date.
Status:
Failed to pass the House on February 10
Introduced:
1/23/17
Sponsor: Representative Tracy Boe, Member, North Dakota Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General License
Summary:
Relates to licenses to hunt elk.
Status:
From House Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Do not pass on February 14
Introduced:
1/18/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Sebastian Ertelt
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Relates to a system for hunting license lotteries which gives preference to applicants seventy years of age or older.
Status:
Failed to pass the House on February 10
Introduced:
1/20/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Tim Mathern
Issue Brief:
Substandard Kennels
Summary:
Relates to commercial dog breeders; provides a penalty.
Status:
Failed to pass the Senate on February 10
Introduced:
1/23/17
Sponsor: Senator Kelly Armstrong, Co-Chair, North Dakota Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to the opening date of pheasant season.
Status:
Passed the Senate on February 15
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Sean Roberts
Issue Brief:
Feral hogs
Summary:
Relates to feral hogs; creates the Feral Swine Hunting Reform Act of 2017; provides for noncodification; provides an effective date.
Status:
To House Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on February 15
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Nathan Dahm
Issue Brief:
Enforcement
Summary:
Relates to game and fish; relates to consent to hunt upon the land of another; prohibits game wardens from entering private property under certain circumstances; provides an effective date.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Agriculture and Wildlife on February 7
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Nathan Dahm
Issue Brief:
Feral Hogs, Enforcement
Summary:
Relates to game and fish; relates to the removal of feral swine; exempts persons who remove feral swine from the requirement to obtain a license; allows for use of certain technology; relates to the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code; amends definition; relates to permits to control nuisance or damage by wildlife; clarifies statutory language.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Agriculture and Wildlife on February 7
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Paul Scott
Issue Brief:
White-tailed Deer Management - Hunting as a preferred Management Tool
Summary:
Relates to game and fish; directs the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to limit the taking of antlered deer per season; provides for codification; provides an effective date.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Agriculture and Wildlife on February 7
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Joseph Silk
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to hunting on public land; allows for the use of bait while hunting on public lands under certain conditions; defines term; prohibits the taking of certain antlered deer by certain persons on public land; provides for codification; provides an effective date.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Agriculture and Wildlife on February 7
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor: Senator J. J. Dossett, Co-Chair Oklahoma Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Relates to hunting and fishing; relates to fishing licenses; exempts veterans from annual license requirement; defines term; relates to hunting licenses; exempts veterans from annual license requirement; defines term; provides an effective date.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Agriculture and Wildlife on February 7
Introduced:
2/1/17
Sponsor:
Senator David Johnson
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Provide for the issuance of certain hunting licenses to nonresident military veterans at resident rates.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Appropriations on February 15
Introduced:
2/1/17
Sponsor:
Representative Taffy Howard
Issue Brief:
Substandard Kennels
Summary:
Revises certain provisions regarding the regulation of commercial breeding operations.
Status:
In House. Deferred to the 24th legislative day on February 15
Introduced:
2/1/17
Sponsor:
Representative Steven McCleerey
Issue Brief:
General License
Summary:
Revises certain provisions regarding nonresident waterfowl licenses.
Status:
In House. Deferred to the 24th legislative day on February 15
Introduced:
1/26/2017
Sponsor: Senator Brock Greenfield, Member, South Dakota Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General License
Summary:
Revises the area where certain nonresident waterfowl licenses may be issued.
Status:
To House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources on February 9
Introduced:
1/25/17
Sponsor:
Senate Appropriations Committee
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Makes an appropriation to the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to provide for the purchase and land exchange of properties held by the Office of School and Public Lands.
Status:
In Joint Committee on Appropriations: Tabled on February 15
Introduced:
1/18/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Ryan Maher
Issue Brief:
General License
Summary:
Revises provisions regarding the amount licenses agents may collect on the sale of certain licenses for the Department of Game, Fish and Parks.
Status:
To House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources on February 13
Introduced:
1/31/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Al Novstrup
Summary:
Provides for the permitting of waterfowl outfitters, and to dedicate fees and surcharges paid by waterfowl outfitters for use on certain game production areas.
Status:
From Senate Committee on State Affairs: Do pass with amendment on February 15
Introduced:
01/23/17
Sponsor: Senator Craig Estes, Member, Texas Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to the disposition of proceeds from the sale of freshwater fishing stamps issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department
Status:
To Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, And Rural Affairs on February 8
