HB313 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Brett Easterbrook Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Dept of Conservation & Natural Resources, deer hunting with dogs further provided for, report of violations made by the commissioner

Description

Under existing law, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is responsible for regulating hunting.

This bill would further provide for the season during which dogs may be used to hunt deer in certain counties in this state.

This bill would provide penalties for violations relating to hunting deer with dogs.

This bill would require the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to provide a semiannual report detailing all citations and warnings issued by game wardens to the Legislature, advisory board of the department, and public.

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or HB313 INTRODUCED provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the section. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the section.

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Subjects

Conservation & Natural Resources