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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 397

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Relating to: shining wild animals.

Hunting Natural resources, department of — Hunting and fishing

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law generally prohibits a person from using, or possessing with intent

to use, a light for shining wild animals while hunting or while in possession of a

firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow. Current law also generally prohibits a person

from using, or possessing with intent to use, a light for shining wild animals between

10 p.m. and 7 a.m. from September 15 to December 31. One exception to these

prohibitions is that a person may possess a handheld flashlight or use a handheld

flashlight at the point of kill while hunting on foot for wolves or for raccoons, foxes,

coyotes, or other unprotected animals during the open season for the animals

hunted.

This bill specifies that a person may also possess or use at the point of kill a

battery operated light designed to be affixed to clothing or a part of the body or

mounted to the scope of a firearm while hunting on foot for wolves or for raccoons,

foxes, coyotes, or other unprotected animals during the open season for the animals

hunted.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Born (R) , Nass (R) , Ripp (R) , Strachota (R) , Vruwink (D)

3 cosponsors

Grothman (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Moulton (R)

Full history

  1. Oct 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Strachota, Born, Nass, Ripp and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Moulton and L. Taylor

  2. Oct 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage

  3. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1