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House approves measure allowing free or reduced fishing licenses for disabled veterans; debate over delegation to wildlife agency
Summary
House Bill 450 would allow the Division of Wildlife Resources to make rules enabling free or reduced-price fishing licenses for disabled veterans; lawmakers debated whether eligibility should be codified in statute or left to agency rulemaking. The House passed the bill 71–0 and sent it to the Senate.
The Utah House on March 2 approved a bill intended to expand access to fishing for disabled veterans while sparking debate about whether eligibility rules should be written into statute.
The reading clerk identified House Bill 450 as an amendment concerning disabled-veteran fishing licenses and listed Tim Cosgrove as the sponsor. Representative Tim Cosgrove described the measure as allowing the Division of Wildlife Resources to make rules, under the Utah…
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