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Sponsor withdraws bill to exempt private ponds from fishing-license rules after agency concerns
Summary
Senate Bill 112, which would have allowed landowners to fish without a state license and limited Department of Fish and Wildlife regulation of private ponds, was discussed at length but the sponsor voluntarily withdrew the bill to pursue more work with the agency.
Senate Bill 112, a proposal to permit private landowners and their invitees to fish on private lakes without a Kentucky fishing license, drew extended debate at a meeting of the Senate Natural Resources Committee before the sponsor withdrew the measure to continue negotiations.
Sponsor Senator Boswell framed the bill as a property-rights measure, arguing that landowners should not have to purchase a state fishing license to fish on water they own. “The…
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