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Committee hears testimony on S.224 after unnotified fishing derby; witness urges sponsor notification, questions commissioner reimbursement language
Summary
Witness Chris Bradley told the Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee that a fishing derby permitted by Fish & Wildlife occurred without notice to the municipality that manages a drinking-water reservoir; he urged requiring sponsor notification in the permit process and called the bill’s reimbursement language vague.
The Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee heard testimony on S.224 on Feb. 13, focusing on municipal notification and financial responsibilities when organized fishing tournaments occur on water bodies that supply drinking water. Chris Bradley, president and executive director of the Vermont Federation of Sportsman's Clubs, testified that a recent fishing derby obtained a permit through the Department of Fish and Wildlife but "there was never any notice given to the city" that operates the affected drinking-water supply. He said the lack of notice is the proximate problem prompting the bill.
Bradley told the committee his organization does not deny all risk from tournaments to reservoirs but described observed risk…
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