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ID H0597

Bill

Status

Passed

3/26/2014

Primary Sponsor

Ways and Means Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

HB 597 Summary

  • Exempts private landowners and their employees from outfitter and guide licensing requirements when providing facilities or services on their own privately owned property, regardless of whether compensation is involved.

  • Permits private landowners and their employees to voluntarily obtain outfitter or guide licenses despite the exemption.

  • Requires persons obtaining permission to conduct outfitting or guiding activities on private property to be licensed as outfitters or guides unless a written agreement with the property owner explicitly waives the licensure requirement.

  • Revises policy language in Section 36-2101 to emphasize protection of private property rights and clarifies that the legislation does not interfere with livestock operations or private land use.

  • Makes technical corrections and revises exception language in the definitions of "outfitter" and "guide" relating to equipment rental and nonprofit organization activities.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to provide that the definitions of "outfitter" and "guide" do not include private landowners and their employees who provide facilities or services upon their own privately owned property, to provide that a certain exception shall not prohibit voluntary licensure and to provide that a person who obtains permission to outfit or guide on private property from the property owner is required to be licensed as an outfitter or guide unless the terms of a written agreement with the property owner do not require licensure.

OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES

Last Action

Reported Signed by Governor on March 26, 2014 Session Law Chapter 256 Effective: 07/01/2014

3/26/2014

Full Bill Text

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