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Committee hears bill to align commercial wildlife permits; members flag recordkeeping burden for fur dealers

House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee · January 16, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 107 would align expiration dates and extend five-year terms for several commercial wildlife-related permits (taxidermists, fur dealers, sanctuaries, menageries), move fees into statute and clarify recordkeeping; committee discussion flagged a planned amendment to reduce fur-dealer recordkeeping to one year.

The House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee heard department testimony on House Bill 107, which would revise licensing and permitting rules for taxidermists, fur dealers, sanctuaries, roadside menageries and similar commercial entities.

Ron Howell, chief of law enforcement for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, said the bill would standardize expiration dates to Feb. 28 to match other FWP licenses, make certain commercial licenses valid for five years rather than one, place permit fees in statute rather than…

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