HB 5697 Summary

• Adds civil infraction penalties (up to $150 fine) for violations involving attaching identification to ground blinds or tree stands and for supplemental feeding of deer, rather than criminal misdemeanor charges.

• Changes punctuation in penalty provisions from commas to spaces in multiple sections regarding imprisonment terms for hunting and fishing law violations.

• Replaces the term "person" with "individual" throughout sections 40118 and 43558 for consistency in legal language.

• Adds new subsection (6) to section 43558 creating a civil infraction (up to $150 fine) for violations of section 43509(2), distinguishing it from criminal penalties.

• Clarifies that licensing violations under subsection (1)(d) are subject to existing exceptions, and modifies punctuation in related penalty provisions.