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Committee hears bill to require nonresident bird‑dog trainers to report dog counts
Summary
A bill to require nonresident bird-dog trainers to report how many dogs they bring and to allow the Fish and Wildlife Commission to limit nonresident licenses drew widespread proponent testimony from ranchers, hunters and conservation groups, who said the measure is primarily information-gathering and could help manage impacts on livestock and upland gamebirds.
Representative opened the hearing on House Bill 450, which would add reporting requirements for class D5 bird-dog training licenses. Phil Kilbreth, operations captain with the enforcement division at Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), told the committee that "House bill 450 amends, Montana code 87 3 6 0 2 by adding the requirement that the class D5 bird dog training license holders report the number of dogs being trained when purchasing their license and requiring the number of dogs being trained to be printed on the license." Kilbreth described a House amendment that lets the Fish and Wildlife…
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