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Committee adopts amendment and substitute for House Bill 17 14
Summary
The committee adopted an amendment to House Bill 17 14 that exempts hunting dogs from the bill's provisions and adjusts penalties; the committee then adopted a committee substitute and voted the substitute due pass.
The committee adopted an amendment to House Bill 17 14 that, according to the bill handler, exempts hunting dogs and animals that may be out of the hunter's direct control (for example, bird dogs) and adjusts penalties and enforcement discretion.
Greg Sharp, Representative for District 4, explained the amendment to the committee and said it was intended to avoid penalizing hunters whose dogs are temporarily out of sight. Representative Burton commented he was "torn" by the amendment but supported the overall legislation. The committee voted to adopt the amendment, rolled the changes into a House committee substitute and then voted the substitute due pass.
The committee recorded the outcome on the substitute; the clerk reported the roll call and the chair announced the substitute was voted due pass. No further action on that bill was taken during this hearing.
