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Senate committee backs bill allowing hunters to shoot from motorized boats once engines are off
Summary
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 6-0 to give Senate Bill 2245 a due-pass recommendation after testimony said the bill would allow hunters to hunt from watercraft that are not motor-propelled at the moment of the shot and to motor to retrieve crippled birds provided the motor is shut off before firing.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday voted 6-0 to recommend Senate Bill 2245, which would change state law to allow hunters to use watercraft as blinds when the craft is at rest and any motor has been shut off.
Senator Dwyer introduced the bill, saying it "adds hunting from a boat with a motor, and the motor has to be turned off," and noted the craft must be tied to or adjacent to a hunting blind if the blind requirement applies. The bill would also clarify that watercraft propelled exclusively by paddle, oar or pole may be used for…
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