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AR SB940

Bill

Status

Passed

3/31/2011

Primary Sponsor

Michael Lamoureux

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Origin

Senate

88th General Assembly (2011 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Tenants of leased or rented farmland have no right to hunt or fish or grant hunting or fishing rights unless expressly granted in writing by the farmland owner.

  • Hunting and fishing rights on farmland reside solely with the owner of the farmland.

  • Farmland owners have the right to travel by foot or vehicle on the farmland and through associated roads, waterways, ditches, levies, and easements.

  • Farmland owners may move, remove, use, pump, or impound water on the farmland.

  • Farmland owners may erect and operate permanent or temporary structures including blinds, docks, decks, and pumping systems, and may grant other persons the right to hunt or fish on the property either orally or in writing.

Legislative Description

To Amend The Laws Regarding The Vesting Of Hunting Or Fishing Rights In Leased Farmlands.

Last Action

Senate Notification that SB940 is now Act 869

3/31/2011

Committee Referrals

Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development3/23/2011
Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development3/7/2011

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