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House Bill 491 extends air-gun sunset and broadens catfish provision for bow fishing
Summary
Representative Chastain told the committee HB491 extends a sunset for air-gun and air-bow provisions and replaces language specifying two types of catfish with 'any catfish' for bow fishing; the sponsor said the change responds to hunters and anglers.
ATLANTA — Representative Chastain presented House Bill 491 to the Senate Rules committee March 25, saying the bill would extend a 2025 sunset for provisions related to air guns and air bows and would change the statute’s catfish language to cover “any catfish.”
Chastain said the existing law contained a sunset of July 2025 in section 1 and that…
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