| Last Action | 03/12/19: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to wild game carcasses. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 321 |
| Sponsors | D. Schamore, C. Miller, P. Pratt |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 150 to prohibit the destruction or abandonment of usable meat from deer or elk that are taken and killed in the Commonwealth; prohibit the dumping of deer or elk carcasses on public areas or private areas without permission; provide exceptions; amend KRS 150.990 to establish penalties for violations. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Fish and Wildlife - Deer and elk, abandoning usable meat, prohibition on Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Deer and elk carcasses, dumping on public highways, prohibition on Waterways and Dams - Deer and elk carcasses, dumping in waterways, prohibition on Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Deer and elk, abandoning usable meat, prohibition on Hunting and Fishing - Deer and elk, abandoning usable meat, prohibition on |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; remove language prohibiting the destruction or abandonment of usable meat from an elk or deer carcass; remove exemptions that would apply; clarify that the dumping of carcasses or parts of carcasses of elk or deer does not apply to elk or deer that have been struck by motor vehicles; allow public entities to grant permission to leave carcasses on public land; authorize the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to promulgate administrative regulations to restrict or prohibit the wasting of game meat from wildlife taken within the Commonwealth; apply penalties for violations of the Act to the administrative regulations. |
| Index Headings |
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources wasting of game meat Fish and Wildlife - Wild game meat, restrictions on abandonment, administrative regulations Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Deer and elk carcasses, dumping on public highways, prohibition on, motor vehicle exemption Waterways and Dams - Deer and elk carcasses, dumping in waterways, prohibition on, motor vehicle exemption Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Wild game meat, restrictions on abandonment, administrative regulations Hunting and Fishing - Wild game meat, restrictions on abandonment, administrative regulations |
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