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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 766

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Relating to: taking rough fish or catfish by hand or with a bow and arrow or a crossbow.

Fish and fishing Fish and fishing — Rough fish Natural resources, department of — Hunting and fishing

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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

This bill prohibits the Department of Natural Resources from prohibiting the

taking of rough fish or catfish by hand or with a bow and arrow or a crossbow.

Current rules promulgated by DNR prohibit persons from fishing by any means

other than hook and line, with exceptions. Under current rules, a person may take

a rough fish, as defined in statute, by hand or with a bow and arrow or a crossbow.

The bill expands the current requirements applicable to taking rough fish to apply

to catfish and prohibits DNR from prohibiting the taking of rough fish or catfish by

hand or with a bow and arrow or a crossbow. Under the bill, DNR is not prohibited

from promulgating rules establishing bag or length limits, season dates, zones, or

other limitations applicable to rough fish or catfish if the rules are consistent with

current laws relating to the regulation of wild animals.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Tiffany (R)

5 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Barca (D) , Horlacher (R) , Meyers (D) , Pronschinske (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 7, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 1, 2018 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Tiffany; cosponsored by Representatives Pronschinske, Ballweg, Horlacher and Meyers

  2. Feb 1, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry

  3. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 23, 2018 · Senate

    Representative Barca added as a cosponsor

  5. Mar 7, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Mar 7, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Mar 7, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1