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Committee pauses outfitter licensing changes amid questions over exam frequency and online testing
Summary
Lawmakers set aside House Bill 14 70 after an extended discussion with Game and Fish about the statute that governs outfitter and guide examinations, the department’s 90‑day restriction between exams, and plans to move to an electronic testing option.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee set aside House Bill 14 70 after extended questioning about how the Game and Fish Department administers outfitter and guide examinations and whether the statute’s 90‑day restriction should be modified or an electronic testing option introduced.
Issue summary: Current law requires the director to “administer examinations at least twice a year” and contains language that “an examination may not be given within 90 days after the previous examination.” The committee considered department‑proposed language that would allow the director discretion to administer examinations outside that 90‑day window in cases of demonstrated hardship. The change…
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