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Senate committee reports favorably on bill creating nonresident landowner bear‑hunting license
Summary
The Senate Natural Resources Committee reported HB 631 favorably. Rep. Reiser said the bill allows nonresident landowners who own land in Louisiana to buy a $100 license to participate in the state's bear hunting lottery; the committee had no objections.
The Senate Natural Resources Committee reported House Bill 631 favorably on April 22. The measure, introduced on the House side by Representative Reiser, would establish a nonresident landowner bear‑hunting license limited to out‑of‑state landowners who own property in Louisiana and would allow them to participate in the state's bear lottery for a $100 fee.
Representative Reiser told the committee the license "adds to those that are allowed to be able to participate in the Louisiana [bear] lottery" and said the change is intended to recognize nonresidents who own land in the state and who also suffer property damage from bears. "It'll be only for only non residents, you have to own land in the state of Louisiana," he said.
Committee members asked no further questions and, with Senator DeBlasio making a motion to report the bill favorably and no objections recorded, the committee reported HB 631 out of committee. The committee did not record a roll‑call vote in the transcript.
Next steps: the bill was reported favorably and will move forward in the legislative process.
