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MT HB71

Bill

Status

Failed

5/22/2025

Primary Sponsor

Shannon Maness

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Hunters may now obtain more than one mountain lion license in the same license year, adding mountain lions to the exemption list alongside deer, elk, and antelope

  • Eliminates the requirement for the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks to biennially report to the Environmental Quality Council on Tendoy Mountain sheep herd harvests

  • Removes reporting obligations on tissue sampling efforts and biological information collection from the Tendoy Mountain herd related to pneumonia immunity research

  • Ends the requirement for FWP to report on attempts to share Tendoy herd tissue samples with Washington State University and other research entities

Legislative Description

Revise special license requirements allowing second lion license and removing Tendoy sheep reporting

Fish and Wildlife

Last Action

(S) Died in Standing Committee

5/22/2025

Committee Referrals

Fish and Game2/4/2025
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks12/20/2024

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