This bill addresses wildlife management areas.
This bill:
- creates the Wildlife Management Area Stewardship Fund;
- repeals language related to access to wildlife management areas requiring a hunting, fishing, or combination license;
- defines terms;
- requires that an individual meet certain conditions to access a wildlife management area;
- directs the Division of Wildlife Resources (division) to approve an educational video and provide digital verification of completion of the educational video;
- provides for exceptions to the conditions to access a wildlife management area;
- authorizes rulemaking and requires reporting regarding rulemaking;
- provides for voluntary financial contributions for the benefit of wildlife management areas;
- permits the division to oversee the provision of volunteer labor to benefit a wildlife management area, including addressing liability issues;
- enacts nonrefundable tax credits for contributions to wildlife management areas in accordance with statute and rules;
- addresses apportionment of a nonrefundable tax credit; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Recommended by: Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 23A-6-402, 59-10-1002.2