Title: Establishes Regulations for Hunting Preserves
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes regulations for a hunting preserve used to hunt cervidae.
Highlights:
Establishes land requirements for hunting preserves used to hunt farm raised “cervidae” as follows (Sec. 9):
The preserve contains at least 100 contiguous acres;
The preserve is enclosed by a fence that is at least 8 feet in height and not more than 6 inches above the ground; and
The preserve is not bisected by any public road or fencing.
Defines “cervidae” as privately owned members of the cervidae family including deer, elk, moose, reindeer, and caribou (Sec. 1).
Requires the Department of Natural Resources to issue a cervidae hunting preserve license to an individual who pays a fee of $2,500 and continually operated a hunting preserve from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2012 (Sec. 9).
Requires the Department to annually renew the hunting preserve license to a licensed individual that pays an annual fee of $1,000 and has not committed a pattern of violations under the current license (Sec. 9).
Requires a licensed owner of a hunting preserve to affix each cervidae transported from the reserve with a $50 transportation tag supplied by the Department of Natural Resources (Sec. 9).
Prohibits the hunting of cervidae outside of the timeframe from August 15 to February 15 (Sec. 9).
Exempts a licensed cervidae hunting preserve from bag limit restrictions (Sec. 9).
Authorizes the Department to suspend an individual’s hunting preserve license for a violation under the provisions of this bill (Sec. 12).