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Committee backs bill to simplify shooting-preserve rules, standardize fee and extend licenses
Summary
House Bill 106 would remove acreage minimums for shooting preserves, set a standard $250 five-year fee, remove certain bird-release and harvest recovery requirements, and replace tagging with a harvest reporting form; the committee gave the bill a unanimous do-pass recommendation.
The House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee on voice vote recommended passage of House Bill 106 after hearing department testimony that the measure would clarify and reduce administrative burdens for shooting-preserve licensing.
The department’s chief of enforcement, Ron Howell, said the bill is part of a red-tape initiative and “is intended to clarify and simplify the laws and licensing requirements for shooting preserves.” Howell explained the bill would remove a 2,560-acre contiguous requirement, clarify that…
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