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Panel hears bill to create block‑management network and stronger enforcement for landowner rules

2867606 · April 3, 2025
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Summary

Senate Bill 441 would allow private landowners to opt into a block management network and create mechanisms to bar repeat violators from block management properties after criminal convictions. FWP and multiple conservation and hunting organizations supported the bill as a way to preserve access and hold users accountable.

Senate Bill 441, sponsored by Senator Denley Loge, would allow block management cooperators to opt into a network that enables Fish, Wildlife & Parks to coordinate enforcement and track repeat violators across enrolled ranch properties. The bill would also provide a mechanism to suspend or revoke hunting privileges on block management properties for individuals convicted of specified offenses.

FWP Chief of Enforcement Ron Howell testified in support on behalf of the director, saying the block…

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