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Senate debates trespass and wildlife bills; HB40 held for amendment, HB41 passed
Summary
After extended debate about enforcement and unintended consequences, the Senate held House Bill 40 for 24 hours to consider amendments and passed House Bill 41 concerning trespass on cultivated land.
Senators spent considerable time Feb. 1 debating two related bills that alter how the state treats taking wildlife on private property.
House Bill 40 (Representative Steiler, Senate sponsor Beverly Evans) would permit authorities to confiscate wildlife taken while trespassing and create a more enforceable penalty beyond a citation. Sponsor Beverly Evans said the bill is aimed at commercial "guide hunters" who knowingly take trophy animals on private land and treat citations as a business cost. Evans said the measure'"allows for the taking of the trophy animal as well…
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