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RAC endorses state law requiring hunting/fishing license to use many WMAs, members urge clarifications
Summary
On May 13 the Central Region RAC unanimously recommended implementation of House Bill 309 (2025), which requires a valid hunting, fishing or combination license to enter many wildlife management areas in specified counties; the RAC urged the division to clarify exemptions and outreach.
The Central Region Advisory Council voted unanimously May 13 to support implementation of House Bill 309 (2025), a state law that requires people to hold a valid hunting, fishing or combination license to enter specified wildlife management areas (WMAs) in first‑ and second‑class counties.
Chelsea Duke and Mark Farmer of the Division of Wildlife Resources presented the division’s proposed rule changes to implement the law and described the scope and limits of the wildlife board’s authority. "The bill states that the wildlife board may not exempt individuals based on the fact that the individual is not engaged in hunting, trapping, or fishing within wildlife management area," Duke…
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