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IN SB0442
Bill
Status
1/12/2015
Primary Sponsor
Pete Miller
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AI Summary
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Prohibits computer-assisted remote hunting and operation of facilities that enable it, making violations a Class C misdemeanor.
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Bans use of unmanned aerial vehicles to search for, scout, locate, or detect wildlife to aid in hunting, with exceptions for governmental employees, educational institutions, and veterinary care.
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Removes exotic mammals from animals that may be propagated or offered for hunting at licensed shooting preserves, limiting such operations to game birds only.
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Makes it illegal to release confined wild mammals for the purpose of taking them or to offer for sale the taking of wild mammals kept on private property.
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Takes effect immediately upon passage.
Legislative Description
Hunting wildlife. Removes exotic mammals from the animals that may be propagated or offered for hunting at a shooting preserve. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor to: (1) engage in computer assisted remote hunting or provide or operate a computer assisted remote hunting facility; (2) use an unmanned aerial vehicle to search for, scout, locate, or detect wildlife as an aid to hunt or take wildlife; (3) release from confinement a wild mammal for the purpose of taking the wild mammal; or (4) offer for sale the taking of a wild mammal that is kept or confined on private property.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
1/12/2015