SB 427 - Under this act, the Conservation Commission shall not require any resident or nonresident landowner to register the landowner's property before receiving a landowner hunting permit or possessing any hunting permit to take wildlife on the landowner's property.

The Commission shall issue any landowner hunting permit requested by any resident or nonresident landowner who owns at least 5 acres of real property and requests such permit.

This act is identical to HB 2537 (2020) and similar to HB 2530 (2020).

JAMIE ANDREWS

Statutes affected:
Introduced (1983S.01): 252.047

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Senate Committee Minutes:
SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES Bill No.: SB 427
Sponsor: Moon
Hearing Date: 3/29/2021


COMMITTEE: Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources

CHAIRMAN: Bernskoetter

DATE REFERRED: 2/25/2021 DATE HEARING REQUESTED: 2/25/2021



STAFF:
Jamie Andrews
Heidi Kolkmeyer
Matt Morris
Penny Mueller


WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION:
Aaron Jeffries - Missouri Department of Conservation
BJ Tanksley - Missouri Farm Bureau


WITNESSES FOR:
Susan Myers - Susan Myers Missouri State Director The DC Project - Women for Gun Rights SWMO Chapter
Leader - TW
BARB YORK - Missouri Federation of Animal Owners, Sporting Dog Association
BARB YORK - Sporting Dog Association
Shannon Cooper - Missouri Cattlemen's Assocation


WITNESSES AGAINST:
Michael Berg - Sierra Club Missouri Chapter
Arnie C. AC "Honest-Abe" DIENOFF - State Public Advocate
Tyler Schwartz - Missouri Conservation Federation