Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to the establishment of a bow and arrow catfish-taking license, and making penalties applicable
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2020
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill creates a special fishing license that allows a person to take a catfish using a bow and arrow. Current law authorizes the natural resource commission to allow designated fish to be taken by bow and arrow. The bill allows a person with a bow and arrow catfish-taking license to use a bow and arrow at times and places determined by the commission by rule. A person taking catfish with a bow and arrow catfish-taking license who is otherwise required to have a fishing license shall purchase an annual fishing license. By operation of law, a person who unlawfully takes a catfish commits a simple misdemeanor subject to a scheduled fine of $25. Additionally, a person who unlawfully takes a catfish is subject to civil damages set forth in Code section 481A.130.
House subcommittee
Named January 29, 2020. On February 6, 2020 it recommended indefinite postponement.
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