House Bill 597 Summary

• Requires validation decals for vessel registration to be placed on both sides of the bow instead of only the starboard side.

• Allows sale of permanently preserved bears and turkeys with a trophy sale permit, and modifies definitions related to Wildlife Resources Commission property and mountain trout waters.

• Increases various hunting and fishing license fees, including resident state hunting licenses from $20 to $25 and resident state inland fishing licenses from $20 to $25.

• Establishes trapper identification numbers as an alternative to displaying name and address on traps, and allows Wildlife Resources Commission to disclose trapper identity to landowners upon request.

• Provides 50% discount on adult resident lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for volunteer firefighters who have served at least five consecutive fiscal years.