Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 27, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 27, 2021
- Done: House committeeFebruary 15, 2021
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 557
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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What’s in it
AI summary People who use dogs to hunt or train for fur-bearing animals must get permission before letting their dogs enter someone else's private property. If someone breaks this rule, they could face fines, jail time, or have the animal they caught taken away. This change affects licensed fur harvesters and hunters who work with dogs.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to entering private property when using a dog while fur harvesting or training a dog on a fur-bearing animal. Under current law, a person with a valid fur harvester license may train certain dogs on any fur-bearing animals at any time of the year. A person with a valid hunting or fur harvester license may also train a dog on coyotes or groundhogs. Under the bill, a person who uses a dog while fur harvesting or training a dog on a fur-bearing animal shall not allow the dog to enter the property of another without first receiving the property owner’s permission. A person who violates the provisions of the bill commits a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days or a fine of at least $105 but no more than $855 or by both. In addition, a person who violates the provisions of the bill is subject to existing civil damages in Code chapter 481A relating to unlawfully taking an animal. A fur-bearing animal taken by a person while the person is violating the provisions of the bill is subject to seizure by the director of the department of natural resources or a peace officer.
House subcommittee
Named January 27, 2021. On February 8, 2021 it recommended amendment and passage. Vote Total: 2-0.
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- HF 2174 Relating to entering private property by persons using dogs while fur harvesting or traini…88th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · very similarCleared committee
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