Classifying mourning doves as migratory game birds, and making penalties applicable

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedMarch 5, 2020
2. ✕
   Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
3. Next: House committee
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. 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 amends the definition of “migratory game bird” to include a mourning dove, thus requiring a person to pay the migratory game bird fee before hunting mourning doves. Under current law, a person who violates a provision of Code chapter 484A is subject to a simple misdemeanor. A person who hunts or takes a migratory game bird without first paying the migratory game bird fee is also subject to a scheduled fine of $10. The bill repeals the provision of Code chapter 484A that makes a person who violates a provision of the Code chapter subject to a simple misdemeanor and makes conforming changes to reflect the repeal.

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