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Legislative Report
The legislative session has come to a close. Lawmakers passed 102 pieces of legislation this session and they now lie in the hands of Governor Mike Parson.
Here is a recap of the major bills of interest to CFM that passed.
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SB196 - State Parks & Rock Island Endowment Fund
HB 260, the poaching bill, specifies that the court may require any person found guilty of chasing, pursuing, taking, transporting, killing, processing, or disposing of certain wildlife in violation of the Missouri Conservation Commission's rules and regulations to make restitution to the state.
HB 655 defines the term "landowner's agent" for the purposes of who may take, attempt to take, or kill a feral hog with the use of an artificial light.
HB 565 and SB 210 both made final passage to designate the hellbender salamander as the official endangered species for the state of Missouri.
SB 196 was Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed. This contains the legislation to set up an endowment fund for the Rock Island Trail.
Here is a recap the major bills of interest that failed to pass.
HJR 18
- Sunset on Conservation Sales Tax
HB 978 - Prescribed Burn Limited Liability Legislation
HB1237 and HCB 1 - Sale of the Eleven Point State Park
There was no further movement on HJR18 regarding the Conservation Sales Tax. CFM will continue to fight any threats with similar intent in the future.
HB 978 would create the "Prescribed Burn Act," which specifies that any landowner or agent of a landowner will not be liable for damage, injury, or loss caused by a prescribed burn, as defined in the bill, or the resulting smoke of a prescribed burn so long as the burn is conducted at the direction of a state-certified prescribed burn manager in accordance with a written prescribed burn plan.
The amendments to
HB1237 and HCB 1 to require the sale of the Eleven Point State Park were stripped from the bills and not part of the final passage.
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Get your ticket for the inaugural CFM Conservation Mega Raffle. CFM will sell 1,000 tickets at $50 each. Winners will be drawn Saturday, December 7, 2019 on FB live. The Grand Prize is a G3 Boat, Motor, and Trailer. Other prizes include a Vegas Getaway, Branson Trip Package, Winchester Model 70 Featherweight, CZ P-10s Pistol, Mossberg 930 Turkey/Field Shotgun, Trek Verve 2 Bicycle and a Pelican Elite 50 Cooler.
Want to buy a ticket? Contact CFM at (573) 634-2322 or buy online HERE.
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Mike Capps, our Corporate Relations Manager, has found a new opportunity
and is leaving CFM. We wish him the best of luck in his new endeavors. Thank you for your time at CFM.
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CFM Platinum
Business Alliance
Members
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Thank you to our platinum sponsors.
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Outdoors Night at
Busch Stadium
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Outdoors Night returns to the ballpark on
Monday,
June 17th
as the Cardinals take on the Marlins at 7:15 p.m. With the purchase of a special theme ticket, fans will take home a Cardinals fishing shirt AND a portion of each ticket will be donated to the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation and the Conservation Federation of Missouri. Purchase the special theme tickets at
www.mlb.com/cardinals/tickets/specials/theme-tickets.
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Register Today
Explore the Outdoors: Springfield
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It's almost here. There is still time to get tickets for our Springfield event. Plan to join us for the
Explore the Outdoors: Springfield event being held at the White River Conference Center on
June 13, 2019. We had a great time last year! There will be activities, dinner, and silent and live auctions.
Like to hear animal calls? Enjoy a presentation by Entertainer, Humorist, Outdoorsman and Wildlife Impersonator Ralph Duren. Learn more or register
HERE. Don't miss out on this great event.
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Now Hiring
Events and Fund Development Manager
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Feral Hog Public
Comment Period
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is asking for public comment on a proposal to prohibit the hunting of feral swine on the Mark Twain National Forest.
CFM supports closing the Mark Twain National Forest to hog hunting. Make your voice be heard. We ask you to send comments to SM.FS.MTFeralSwine@usda.gov during the 60-day comment period which ends July 23, 2019. There will be a public open house on June 18th in Rolla for those who wish to provide comments in person.
Feral hogs are a problem in Missouri for many reasons. Closing the Forest Service property to feral hog hunting will be a positive step to help eliminate feral hogs from the state. Hunting has not been an effective tool for eliminating feral hog populations. This closure will be important to helping agencies and partners make positive progress towards feral hog eradication. Learn more about feral hogs and the proposal HERE.
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Save the Date
Explore the Outdoors: Columbia
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Plan to join us for the
Explore the Outdoors: Columbia
event being held at Bass Pro Shops on
July 11, 2019
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Learn more or register
HERE.
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