Kentucky House Bill 261 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on March 22 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-22 - signed by Governor (Acts Chapter 92)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 150 to define "mounted wildlife specimen"; require the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to promulgate administrative regulations allowing any person or entity to sell or buy mounted wildlife specimens except as prohibited under federal law; require the department to record transactions for mounted wildlife specimens for white-tailed deer, elk, bears, turkeys, and bobcats; exempt mounted wildlife specimens sold to or purchased from licensed taxidermists under KRS 150.4111 from the requirements of the section; create a new section of KRS Chapter 150 to define "gross score"; require the gross score for white-tailed deer and elk to be calculated using the Boone and Crockett Club's scoring manual by an official scorer; allow measurements to be taken at any time, with no drying time being required; establish enhanced restitution values for illegally taken white-tailed deer, elk, bears, turkeys, and bobcats; allow the commissioner or designee to bring a civil action to recover the restitution values owed; revoke hunting licenses and privileges for persons owing restitution; specify that the restitution required under this section is in addition to all other penalties and restitution established by KRS Chapter 150 and the administrative regulations established thereunder.

AN ACT relating to taken wildlife.

Rep. Wilson Stone [D]	Rep. Johnny Bell [D]	Rep. Myron Dossett [R]	Rep. Jeff Greer [D]
Rep. Martha King [D]	Rep. Ryan Quarles [R]	Rep. John Short [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-22	House	signed by Governor (Acts Chapter 92)
2013-03-12	House	delivered to Governor
2013-03-12	House	enrolled, signed by each presiding officer
2013-03-12	House	received in House
2013-03-07	Senate	3rd reading, passed 35-3
2013-03-07	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2013
2013-03-06	Senate	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill
2013-03-05	Senate	returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
2013-03-05	Senate	1st reading
2013-03-05	Senate	taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
2013-03-04	Senate	to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
2013-02-27	Senate	received in Senate
2013-02-26	House	3rd reading, passed 95-2
2013-02-25	House	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2013
2013-02-22	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2013-02-21	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2013-02-19	House	posted in committee
2013-02-07	House	to Natural Resources & Environment (H)
2013-02-06	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/HB261.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/HB261/bill.doc
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/HB261/vote_history.pdf