Introduced:
01/20/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Carlo Leone
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Provides for discounted hunting, trapping and fishing licenses for certain veterans; promotes activities that may assist rehabilitation and recuperation for veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Status:
Public hearing scheduled for February 14
Introduced:
01/11/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Melissa H. Ziobron, Member, Connecticut Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Exotic Invasive Species
Summary:
Requires the department of energy and environmental protection to prepare a plan for the rapid detection and eradication of newly discovered terrestrial invasive species; develops a plan to detect terrestrial invasive species.
Status:
Vote to draft on February 8
Introduced:
01/12/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Kevin Skulczyck
Issue Brief:
Sunday Hunting Restrictions
Summary:
Allows Sunday hunting on private lands.
Status:
Vote to draft on February 8
Introduced:
01/19/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Bob Duff
Issue Brief:
"Big 5" Trophy Importation Ban
Summary:
Concerns Cecil's law; deters the taking of big-game animals as hunting trophies.
Status:
Vote to draft on February 8
Introduced:
01/12/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Robert W. Alley
Issue Brief:
White-tailed Deer Management - Hunting as a Preferred Management Tool
Summary:
Assists island and coastal communities with controlling excess deer populations.
Status:
Public hearing scheduled for February 9
Introduced:
01/31/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Seth A. Berry
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Allows a veteran who has a service-connected disability evaluated at 100% by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any branch of the United States Armed Forces who is issued an antlerless deer permit to choose a wildlife management district in which the person may take an antlerless deer as long as that district is open to the taking of antlerless deer.
Status:
Senate refers to Joint Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in concurrence on February 2
Introduced:
01/31/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Nathan J. Wadsworth
Issue Brief:
White-tailed Deer Management - Hunting as a Preferred Management Tool
Summary:
This bill limits deer hunters to harvesting only deer with 3 or more tines of one inch or longer along the main beam of either or both antlers.
Status:
Senate refers to Joint Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in concurrence on February 2
Introduced:
02/01/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Phyllis A. Ginzler
Issue Brief:
Exotic Invasive Species
Summary:
This bill requires that any passive watercraft placed or operated on the inland waters of the State have an invasive aquatic plant and nuisance species sticker affixed on its bow. This sticker may be purchased for a one-time fee of $5, and the fee revenues from the sale of the sticker will be credited to the Invasive Aquatic Plant and Nuisance Species Fund established in the Department of Environmental Protection under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 1863 and to the Lake and River Protection Fund established within the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife under Title 12, section 10257. These two funds, among other things, support invasive aquatic plant and nuisance species prevention, containment, eradication and management activities in the State.
Status:
Senate refers to Joint Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in concurrence on February 2
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Jeffrey K. Pierce
Issue Brief:
Sunday Hunting
Summary:
This bill authorizes the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to allow hunting on Sunday and directs the commissioner to allow hunting on 5 Sundays for the respective hunting seasons for bear, moose, deer and wild turkey in coastal wildlife management areas on public land and private land of 5 acres or more with the landowner's permission.
Status:
Senate refers to Joint Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in concurrence on February 7
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor:
Representative David Harold McCrea
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Allows a hunter whose religion prohibits the wearing of hunter orange to instead wear red. It also directs the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to amend its rules to reflect this exemption.
Status:
Senate refers to Joint Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in concurrence on February 7
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor: Representative Richard A. Pickett, Member, Maine Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Public Access to Private Lands; White-tailed Deer Management - Hunting as a Preferred Management Tool; Hunter Recruitment, Retention, Reactivation
Summary:
This bill amends the current antlerless deer hunting permit system to require that all antlerless deer permits available in a wildlife management district be issued to landowners of record who own at least 50 contiguous acres of land open to hunting by the public and have applied for the permit. It also provides that if the number of available antlerless deer permits in a wildlife management district exceeds the number of eligible landowner applications, the remaining permits must be issued to junior hunters who have applied for an antlerless deer permit in that district. If the number of antlerless deer permits available in a wildlife management district exceeds the number of eligible landowner applications and junior hunter applications, the commissioner is directed to issue the remaining permits as provided in current law.
Status:
Senate refers to Joint Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in concurrence on February 7
Introduced:
02/07/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Jeffrey K. Pierce
Issue Brief:
Sunday Hunting Restrictions
Summary:
Summary This bill allows Sunday hunting for migratory game birds.
Status:
Introduced. Filed as LR 946 on February 7
Introduced:
02/07/2017
Sponsor:
Senator David Miramant
Issue Brief:
Guns (general)
Summary:
Summary This bill, using language modeled on the law regarding permits to carry concealed handguns, requires a person attempting to purchase a firearm to present the seller with proof of having successfully completed military firearms training or an approved firearm safety course. The bill also provides that a person may meet this requirement by presenting proof of having satisfied the handgun safety course requirements for a permit to carry concealed handguns.
Status:
Introduced. Filed as LR 58 on February 7
Introduced:
02/01/2017
Sponsor:
Frederick County Delegation
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Repeals a prohibition in Frederick County against hunting or attempting to hunt nongame birds and mammals without first obtaining a hunting license.
Status:
To House Committee on Environment and Transportation on February 1
Introduced:
02/01/2017
Sponsor:
Delegate Eric Luedtke
Issue Brief:
Ivory Ban, Wolf in Sheeps Clothing/ Animal Rights Groups
Summary:
Prohibits a person from purchasing, selling, offering for sale, or possessing with the intent to sell specified parts or products of specified animal species under specified circumstances, subject to specified exceptions; establishes penalties for a violation of the act; requires that fines and restitution imposed under the Act be credited to the Department of Natural Resources for the benefit of the State Wildlife Management and Protection Fund to be used for the preservation of threatened or endangered.
Status:
In House Committee on Environment and Transportation on February 15
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor:
Eastern Shore Delegation
Issue Brief:
Sunday Hunting Restrictions; White-tailed Deer Management - Hunting as a preferred Management Tool
Summary:
Authorizes a person to hunt deer under a Deer Management Permit on any Sunday throughout the year, including all deer hunting seasons; alters the application of specified provisions of law governing Deer Management Permits in Charles County and St. Mary's County.
Status:
To House Committee on Environment and Transportation on February 3
Introduced:
01/11/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Paul G. Pinsky
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to Forest Conservation Act; clarifies the authority of certain units of local government to adopt certain forest conservation thresholds and afforestation and reforestation requirements that are more stringent that certain forest conservation thresholds and forestation requirements in State law.
Status:
To House Committee on Environment and Transportation on February 3
Introduced:
01/11/2017
Sponsor: Senator Bryan W. Simonaire, Member, Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Relates to active military, former prisoners of war, recipients of the Purple Heart award, and disabled veterans.
Status:
To House Committee on Environment and Transportation on February 2
Introduced:
01/11/2017
Sponsor: Senator Bryan W. Simonaire, Member, Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Hunter Education
Summary:
Relates to hunter safety courses; relates to application of requirement; requires a certain person to make an affidavit that the person hunted before a certain date rather than that the person had a certain hunting license; establishes a program to provide incentives for the successful completion of a hunter safety course by an individual who is not required by law to complete a hunter safety course.
Status:
To House Committee on Environment and Transportation on February 2
Introduced:
01/11/2017
Sponsor: Senator Bryan Simonaire, Member, Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Relates to interstate boating violator compact.
Status:
From Senate Committee on Education, Health and Environmental Affairs: reported favorably on February 6
Introduced:
01/20/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Ronald N. Young
Issue Brief:
Fishing Tournaments
Summary:
Prohibiting a person from organizing, sponsoring, promoting, conducting, or participating in a cownose ray fishing tournament in State waters; and requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to adopt specified regulations.
Status:
From Senate Committee on Education, Health and Environmental Affairs: reported favorably on February 6
Introduced:
02/01/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Stephen S. Hershey
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Establishes that a specified person may not set or fish any gill net that has a mesh size exceeding 7 inches or a stretched mesh size exceeding 7.5 inches for gill nets used in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
Status:
In Senate Committee on Education, Health and Environment on February 21
Introduced:
02/01/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Ronald N. Young
Issue Brief:
Ivory Ban, Wolf in Sheeps Clothing/ Animal Rights Groups
Summary:
Prohibits a person from purchasing, selling, offering for sale, or possessing with the intent to sell specified parts or products of specified animal species under specified circumstances, subject to specified exceptions; establishes penalties for a violation of the Act; requires that fines and restitution imposed under the Act be credited to the Department of Natural Resources for the benefit of the State Wildlife Management and Protection Fund to be used for the preservation of threatened or endangered.
Status:
In Senate Committee on Education, Health and Environment on February 21
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Stephen S. Hershey
Issue Brief:
Sunday Hunting Restrictions
Summary:
Authorizes a person to hunt turkey on private property in Kent County on Sundays during the spring turkey hunting season.
Status:
In Senate Committee on Education, Health and Environmental Affairs on February 21
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Stephen S. Hershey
Issue Brief:
Sunday Hunting Restrictions
Summary:
Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt deer on private property on Sundays in Kent County throughout all deer hunting seasons, subject to specified provisions of law.
Status:
In Senate Committee on Education, Health and Environmental Affairs on February 21
Introduced:
1/04/2017
Sponsor: Representative Mark Proulx, Member, New
Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Crossbows
Summary:
Allows a person to carry a loaded rifle, shotgun, or crossbow in a motor vehicle, OHRV, snowmobile, aircraft, or boat.
Status:
From House Committee on Fish and Game and Marine Resources: Ought to pass with amendment on February 8
Introduced:
01/04/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Peter W. Bixby
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
Prohibits hunting on Willand Pond in the cities of Dover and Somersworth; 17-0048 10/08.
Status:
From House Committee on Fish and Game and Marine Resources: Minority reported ought to pass on February 8
Introduced:
1/04/2017
Sponsor:
Representative John A. Mullen
Issue Brief:
Terminally Ill Youth Hunting Opportunities
Summary:
Allows permits issued to Hunt Of A Lifetime to provide hunting adventures to New Hampshire residents 21 years of age or under with life-threatening, critical, or terminal illnesses to be used by nonresident applicants.
Status:
From House Committee on Fish And Game and Marine Resources: Ought not to pass on February 8
Introduced:
1/04/2017
Sponsor: Representative Gene G. 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 prohibits wildlife habitat account and fisheries habitat account funds from being expended for equipment; the bill also corrects references to legislative committees.
Status:
From House Committee on Fish And Game and Marine Resources: Ought to pass with amendment on February 8
Introduced:
1/04/2017
Sponsor:
Representative David Bates
Issue Brief:
College Student Hunting/Angling Licenses
Summary:
Repeals the law allowing nonresident full-time students to purchase a fish and game hunting or fishing license at the resident cost
Status:
From House Committee on Fish and Game and Marine Resources: Ought not to pass on February 8
Introduced:
01/05/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Katherine D. Rogers
Issue Brief:
Wolf in Sheeps Clothing/ Animal Rights Groups
Summary:
Applies certain provisions for the crime of animal cruelty to wild animals not in captivity.
Status:
From House Committee on Fish and Game And Marine Resources: Minority reported ought to pass on February 8
Introduced:
01/05/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Karel A. Crawford
Issue Brief:
Crossbows
Summary:
Allows a person 68 years of age or older to hunt by crossbow and to acquire a perpetual crossbow permit to take any species permitted to be taken by bow and arrow.
Status:
From House Committee on Fish and Game And Marine Resources: Ought to pass with amendment on February 8
Introduced:
01/04/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Jeb E. Bradley
Issue Brief:
Guns
Summary:
Repeals the licensing requirement for carrying a concealed pistol or revolver.
Status:
Passed House (200-97) on February 9
Introduced:
02/01/2017
Sponsor:
Assembly Member Deborah J. Glick
Issue Brief:
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing/Animal Rights Groups
Summary:
Amends the Environmental Conservation Law; provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to organize, conduct, promote or participate in any contest or competition where the objective of such contest or competition is to take the greatest number of wildlife.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation on February 1
Introduced:
02/01/2017
Sponsor:
Assembly Member Deborah J. Glick
Issue Brief:
High Fence
Summary:
Amends the Environmental Conservation Law; prohibits the taking of non-native big game mammals in a fenced or other area from which there is no means for such mammal to escape.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation on February 1
Introduced:
02/01/2017
Sponsor: Assembly Member William Magee, Member, New York Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Outdoor Sporting Goods Tax Holiday
Summary:
Amends the Tax Law; enacts the New York state sportmen's weekend act and creates a limited exemption of the sale of certain firearms, ammunition, archery equipment and hunting supplies from state sales and compensating use taxes.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Ways and Means on February 1
Introduced:
02/02/2017
Sponsor: Assembly Member Brian M. Kolb, Member, New York Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Amends the Environmental Conservation Law; eliminates sporting license fees for honorably discharged, disabled veterans.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation on February 2
Introduced:
02/02/2017
Sponsor:
Assembly Member Felix Ortiz
Issue Brief:
Ammunition Restrictions (non-lead)
Summary:
Establishes a statewide database to maintain and track coded ammunition; establishes penalties for individuals who violate such provisions; establishes the ammunition coding system database fund.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Codes on February 2
Introduced:
02/02/2017
Sponsor:
Assembly Member Felix Ortiz
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Amends the Environmental Conservation Law; waives certain fishing and hunting fees for residents of the state who performed military service in combat or duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger for the five years immediately after his or her return to this state from such military service.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation on February 2
Introduced:
02/02/2017
Sponsor: Assembly Member Andrew Goodell, Member, New York Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Hunter Recruitment, Retention, Reactivation
Summary:
Amends the Penal Law; authorizes the possession and use of a single shot .22 caliber rifle by a person eleven years of age on a rifle range while supervised at an indoor or outdoor shooting range.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Codes on February 2
Introduced:
02/02/2017
Sponsor:
Assembly Member Felix Ortiz
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Amends the Environmental Conservation Law; provides that for the issuance of deer management permits for certain disabled veterans, such veterans shall only have to provide proof of service-related disability once and every year thereafter, provide proof of an expired permit.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs on February 2
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor: Assembly Member William Magee, Member, New York Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
High Fence
Summary:
Provides for the licensing, regulation and protection of hunting ranch facilities.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation on February 3
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor: Assembly Member William Magee, Member, New York Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Off Highway Vehicles
Summary:
Amends the Vehicle & Traffic Law; establishes a non-trail snowmobile registration for snowmobiles which shall be used solely for the purpose of gaining access to hunting, fishing and trapping areas.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Transportation on February 3
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor: Assembly Member William Magee, Member, New York Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
High Fence
Summary:
Amends the Tax Law; exempts domestic and imported animals harvested at a game hunting preserve from the sales and compensating use tax.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Ways and Means on February 3
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor:
Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal
Issue Brief:
Tethering of Dogs
Summary:
Prohibits tethering, restraining, caging or penning of dogs or animals between the hours of 7 p.m. to 6 a.m; provides that they may be tethered to a stationary object or a pen or cage in a sized pen or cage four times the height and length of said dog or animal.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Agriculture on February 3
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor: Assembly Member David DiPietro, Member, New York Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Standard Capacity Magazines
Summary:
Amends the Penal Law; exempts certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices from certain requirements of the penal law.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Codes on February 3
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor: Assembly Member William Magee, Member, New York Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Hunter Recruitment, Retention, Reactivation
Summary:
Amends the Penal Law; authorizes children 10 years of age or older to load and fire a rifle, shotgun or pistol at a shooting range while under the supervision of a qualified person; increases from 18 to 21 years of age the minimum age of a person who may be designated in writing by the parent or guardian of a child to supervise such child while he or she is shooting.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Codes on February 3
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor: Assembly Member Joseph M. Giglio, Member, New York Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Conservation Tax Incentives
Summary:
Grants a specified amount of real property tax exemption to conservation clubs and rod and gun clubs owning land.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Real Property Taxation on February 3
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor:
Assembly Member Steve Englebright
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Amends the Environmental Conservation Law; requires the department to review Laws and policies pertaining to free or reduced cost hunting and fishing licenses.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation on February 3
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor: Assembly Member David DiPietro, Member, New York Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Public Access to Private Lands; Off Highway Vehicles
Summary:
Amends the General Obligations Law; provides that the owner, lessee or occupant of premises owes no duty to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others performing certain activities, including recreational activities such as snowmobiling and motorized vehicle operation for recreational purposes.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Judiciary on February 3
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor: Assembly Member Joseph M. Giglio, Member, New York Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Amends the Environmental Conservation Law; provides for free hunting, fishing and trapping licenses to residents of the state who are active duty members of the U.S. armed forces regardless of where such person is stationed.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation on February 6
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor:
Assembly Member Steve Englebright
Issue Brief:
Modern Restraining Animal Traps
Summary:
Amends the Environmental Conservation Law; provides that on all publicly accessible municipally owned property where trapping is allowed, posted signage at all recognized entry points must inform readers that trapping is allowed in season and to take appropriate precautions.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation on February 6
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor: Assembly Member Joseph M. Giglio, Member, New York Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Amends the Environmental Conservation Law; provides for the issuance of free hunting, fishing and trapping licenses to members of the Seneca Nation who reside in the state.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation on February 6
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor:
Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal
Issue Brief:
"Big 5" Trophy Importation Ban
Summary:
Prohibits the possession and transport of certain animals and body parts thereof at airports and port facilities owned or operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; includes the big five African species, species determined to be endangered by the commissioner of the department of environmental conservation, those that appear on the list of nongame species or appear on any federal list of endangered or threatened species, or has been proposed to be included on any such list.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions on February 6
Introduced:
02/07/2017
Sponsor:
Assembly Member Michael J. Norris
Issue Brief:
Firearm Suppressors
Summary:
Removes the prohibition on firearm silencers.
Status:
To Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation on February 7
Introduced:
02/03/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Ed Neilson
Issue Brief:
Tethering of Dogs
Summary:
Relates to offenses against public order and decency; provides for the offense of cruelty to animals.
Status:
To House Committee on Judiciary on February 3
Introduced:
01/12/2017
Sponsor: Senator John H. Eichelberger, Member, Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
American System of Conservation Funding
Summary:
Amends Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, providing for power to set fees in fiscal affairs; provides for collection fee for uncollectible checks; in fishing licenses; provides for nonresident and tourist licenses, for one-day resident fishing license, for license, permit and issuing agent fees and for license and permit packaging options.
Status:
Rereferred to Senate Committee on Appropriations on February 6
Introduced:
01/26/2017
Sponsor: Senator Pat Stefano, Member, Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
American System of Conservation Funding
Summary:
Relates to Game; relates to Pennsylvania Game Commission; provides for powers and duties of commission and for accountability; relates to hunting and furtaking licenses; provides for license costs and fees and making an editorial change.
Status:
Rereferred to Senate Committee on Appropriations on February 6
Introduced:
01/12/2017
Sponsor:
Representative Arthur J. Corvese
Issue Brief:
Crossbows
Summary:
Legalizes the taking or killing of wild migratory birds by crossbow.
Status:
Committee meeting postponed on February 9
Introduced:
02/01/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Frank Lombardo
Issue Brief:
Crossbows
Summary:
Would legalize the taking of wild migratory birds by crossbow. This act would take effect upon passage.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture on February 1
Introduced:
02/01/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Joshua Miller
Issue Brief:
General
Summary:
(Resolution) Would extend the reporting and expiration dates for the special legislative commission to study waterfowl hunting laws and regulations from January 3, 2017, to November 1, 2017, and said commission would expire on December 31, 2017.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture on February 1
Introduced:
02/02/2017
Sponsor:
Senator Gayle L. Goldin
Issue Brief:
Standard Capacity Magazines
Summary:
Would criminalize the manufacture, import, possession, purchase, sale or transfer of any ammunition feeding device capable of accepting more than ten (10) rounds known as high capacity magazines. This act would take effect upon passage.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Judiciary on February 2
Introduced:
01/13/2017
Sponsor: Representative Butch Shaw, Member, Vermont Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military, Hunting and Angling Privileges
Summary:
Relates to awarding hunting and fishing licenses at no cost to persons 65 years of age or Older.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy on February 7
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor: Representative Paul Lefebvre, Member, Vermont Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Public Access to Private Lands
Summary:
Relates to eligibility for an antlerless deer permit when land is posted as open to hunting or fishing by permission only.
Status:
To House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife on February 7
Introduced:
02/06/2017
Sponsor: Senator John Rodgers, Co-Chair, Vermont Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Issue Brief:
Exotic Invasive Species
Summary:
Relates to aquatic nuisance species control.
Status:
To Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy on February 7