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Northeast RAC adopts WMA license exemptions and clarifies scope after new state law
Summary
Following House Bill 309, the RAC approved rule language to define exemptions for wildlife management areas and added an exemption for federal land-management employees acting in their official duties.
The Northeast Region Regional Advisory Council unanimously approved rule language to implement exemptions to wildlife management area (WMA) license requirements after the passage of House Bill 309, which went into effect May 7.
House Bill 309 requires a valid hunting, fishing or combination license to enter certain wildlife management areas in class 1 and 2 counties; the RAC’s rulemaking narrow scope lets the Wildlife Board define only specific exemptions and educational uses. Chelsea Duke,…
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