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Relating to special landowner turkey hunting licenses
Sponsored by the Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee, Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R)
Topics:Environment & natural resources
Same legislation: SF 10
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeJanuary 29, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 24, 202549–0
- Done: House committeeApril 1, 2025
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 17, 202588–4
- Done: To the GovernorMay 6, 2025
- Done: Signed into lawMay 6, 2025
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who own or rent farmland currently get a free special license to hunt wild turkeys. This change would allow those people to use their special license during any open turkey hunting season using the allowed hunting methods. The license would still limit the person to harvesting only one turkey.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, one wild turkey license without fee is issued to each owner of a farm unit or to a member of the owner’s family and to the tenant of the farm unit or a member of the tenant’s family for use on that farm unit. A special wild turkey hunting license is valid and may be used during any bow or firearm turkey hunting season. This bill allows a special wild turkey hunting license to be used during any open turkey hunting season using the method of take authorized for use during that season and authorizes the person issued the license to harvest only one turkey.
House subcommittee
Named March 25, 2025. On March 27, 2025 it recommended passage.
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