House Bill 103 Summary

• Reclassifies specified fish and game violations as infractions subject to fines of $72.00, including taking bait fish, chumming, and ice fishing violations.

• Establishes higher infraction penalties of $250 for violations including failure to purchase archery or muzzleloader permits, sage grouse/sharp-tailed grouse permits, and various fishing/hunting method violations.

• Increases reimbursable damage assessments for illegally killed trophy big game animals, with amounts ranging from $2,000 for trophy mule/white-tailed deer to $10,000 for trophy bighorn sheep, moose, mountain goat, and caribou.

• Clarifies license revocation provisions by defining "flagrant violations" and specifying that mandatory minimum revocation periods apply to offenses such as taking big game during closed season, spotlighting big game, and unlawfully taking multiple big game animals.

• Makes technical corrections to code references and terminology throughout fish and game statutes, including changing "fur-bearing" to "furbearing" and correcting section citations.