Fishing, Hunting, & Natural Resources Legislative Bill Reports (Past Years)

*Current Year

2006:

Crossover Update Report (pdf)

Mid-Session Report (pdf)

 

2005:

Report #1 (pdf)

Report #2 (pdf)

Report #3 (pdf)

Report #4 (pdf)

Report #5 (pdf)

Report #6 (pdf)

Removed Bills (pdf)

 

 

2004:

2004 FHNR Bill Tracking List

 

2003:

SSB5179 - Update:  (5-23-03) Governor Locke decided to veto the bill that would have given the WDFW the tools needed to responsibly manage this state's furbearers and suggested in his press release that WDFW enforcement officers should hold some Washingtonian citizens and businesses above the law that he refused to fix - He essentially asked the WDFW to ignore the law: 

 

"In the meantime, I also would expect that given current financial constraints, DFW would use its limited enforcement resources on higher priorities rather than
against homeowners, businesses and the timber industry that have trapped for moles, gophers and mountain beavers. I would like the Commission Chair to provide me with a report in person by December 1, 2003."

 

Ed Owens, a lobbyist for trapping, fishing and hunting interests and the main opponent of I-713 said:

 

 "The governor took an oath to uphold the laws of the state of Washington, for him to even imply that a law on the books ought to be ignored is outrageous." 

 

2003 Fishing, Hunting, & Natural Resources Legislative Bill Reports:

 

FHNR Bill Tracking List 3-23-03

 

 

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