HB 2305 Summary

• Amends personal flotation device requirements for watercraft to include sailboards and stand-up paddleboards, and requires wearable personal flotation devices for persons being towed and children 12 and under.

• Modifies wildlife damage assessment procedures in section 17-314 to allow the commission to levy assessments directly rather than requiring civil action, and expands applicability to include persons convicted of unlawfully feeding wildlife that results in lethal removal.

• Adds investigation of fraud related to licenses, permits, tags or stamps as an authorized expenditure from the wildlife theft prevention fund.

• Removes reference to section 17-314 procedures from jaguar civil liability provision in section 17-320.

• Changes license denial procedures for persons assessed wildlife damages to deny licensing rights until full payment of the assessment is made, rather than during pendency of legal action.