SB 338

This bill makes changes to the laws prohibiting certain activities that interfere

with hunting, fishing, and trapping.

Current law prohibits a person from engaging in certain intentional conduct

that interferes with lawful hunting, fishing, or trapping. The conduct prohibited

under current law (prohibited conduct) includes harassing a wild animal, impeding

or obstructing a person who is engaged in lawful hunting, fishing, or trapping, or

impeding a person who is engaged in an activity associated with lawful hunting,

fishing, or trapping. Current law generally defines an activity associated with lawful

hunting, fishing, or trapping, as travel, camping, or other acts that are preparatory

to lawful hunting, fishing, or trapping. This bill expands this definition so that it also

includes scouting, target shooting, dog training, and animal baiting or feeding.

The bill also expands the prohibitions in current law so that a person may not

interfere or attempt to interfere with an activity associated with lawful hunting,

fishing, or trapping by engaging in prohibited conduct. The bill also expands the

types of conduct prohibited to include disturbing a lawfully placed hunting stand,

disturbing lawfully placed bait or other feed, using a drone under certain

circumstances, and engaging in a series of acts (serial conduct) that are intended to

impede or obstruct a person engaged in lawful hunting, fishing, or trapping or an

activity associated with lawful hunting, fishing, or trapping. The types of serial

conduct prohibited include maintaining a visual or physical proximity to the person,

approaching or confronting the person, or photographing the person.