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Natural Resources Committee examines Game and Parks bill expanding fees, investigative tools and penalties for wildlife trafficking
Summary
LB979 would update Nebraska Game Law to clarify abatement work, allow modest fees for education programs, expand investigative-cash-fund uses (including technology or undercover vehicles), adjust fee caps, and create a felony for large-scale wildlife commercialization (threshold cited at $10,000 aggregate over three years). Senators sought more legal analysis on the felony provision and questioned fee impacts.
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Natural Resources Committee took testimony on LB979, a broad Game and Parks bill that would modernize several sections of Nebraska’s game law, increase certain fee caps, allow the agency to accept donations and set modest fees for requested education programs, and expand the use of the game law investigative cash fund for training, technology and potentially investigative vehicles.
Sen. Tom Brandt introduced the bill and Tim McCoy, director of Game and Parks, provided an overview of proposed changes. McCoy said the bill corrects a statutory definition of abatement to reflect work the agency already performs, allows the Game and Parks board to adjust certain programs by rule rather than statute, and seeks to…
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