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Lawmakers debate surveillance limits and landowner hunting permits in paired bills on property rights
Summary
Representative Bob Boggs presented HB 561 to limit government use of surveillance and game cameras on private property to warrant or written landowner consent, and HB 563 to expand landowner hunting privileges and change acreage and registration rules; conservation officials said cameras are rarely used and defended existing protocols while supporters called for stronger private‑property protections.
Representative Bob Boggs (R) presented two bills addressing private‑property rights: House Bill 561 would restrict government placement of surveillance or game cameras on private land by removing a current exception that allows a "highest‑ranking" law‑enforcement official to authorize camera placement without a warrant or landowner consent; House Bill 563 would change how landowners obtain hunting permits and reduce registration and acreage requirements for landowner permits.
On HB 561, Boggs said the bill strengthens Fourth Amendment protections by ensuring agencies cannot place cameras on private property without a warrant or the landowners consent. Representative Mayhew asked the sponsor to require written consent and suggested notarized affidavits; Boggs said he would consider adding a…
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