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Committee advances bill to loosen shooting-preserve restrictions, standardize fee and reporting
Summary
House Bill 106, advanced by the House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee, removes a 2,560-acre contiguous minimum, requires preserves be on private land, sets a flat $250 five-year fee, removes minimum-release and recovery rules, and replaces tagging with a harvest form, according to department testimony.
The House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee moved House Bill 106 forward after department testimony describing the measure as administrative simplification for shooting preserves.
Ron Howell, chief of law enforcement for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, said HB106 would remove the 2,560-acre contiguous-acre restriction, clarify that preserves must be on private property, allow an owner to establish multiple preserves without multiple licenses, set a standard $250 fee for preserves, and extend license periods…
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