SB 383 — GAME COMMISSION FAIR CHASE RULEMAKING

SENATE BILL 383 TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Pete Campos Pursuant to House Rule 24-1, this document incorporates amendments that have been adopted prior to consideration of this measure by the House.

It is a tool to show the amendments in context and is not to be used for the purpose of amendments.

AMENDING THE h COMMISSION'S POWERS TO INCLUDE RULEMAKING RELATING TO THE g o PRINCIPLES OF FAIR CHASE.

t6 hr g e i k h r i s BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

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Section 17-2-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1931, e u g e b l e e h Chapter 117, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:

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COMMISSION POWERS.--The state game commission, l ] b ,d i a º e in addition to the powers now vested in it and not as a rlimitation iof =those rpowers, tis eexpressly wauthorized dand mempowered aby nregulation oadopted limitationand ofpromulgated thosein powers,the ismanner expresslyprovided authorizedin andChapter d17 mNMSA :1978 to:

b e d s º o t n = .211527.1 s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d empowered by regulation adopted and promulgated in the manner provided in Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 to:

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prescribe the manner, methods and devices [which ] that may be used in hunting, taking or killing game animals, game birds and game fish;

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prescribe rules [and regulations ] to prohibit g o t hr any vehicle or vehicles used in transporting persons engaged in g e i k hunting, taking or killing game animals, game birds and game h r i s fish from leaving established roadways;

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prescribe rules that embody the principles of e u g e b l e e h fair chase, which rules may include prohibitions on the use of n d d i = = o h certain technologies for hunting or fishing SCONCºandand or may l ] b ,d i a º e include withholding from the public»SCONC specific wildlife r i = r t e w d m a n o location data that is collected by the department of game and dfish mor :its contractors;

band eH. d s º o t n = .211527.1 s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d fish or its contractors;

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The advisory committees shall be created pursuant to the procedures of Section 9-1-9 NMSA 1978, provided that the restrictions on the life of advisory committees contained in Subsection F of that section shall not [be applicable ] apply." -SB 3383 -Page »2 g25 o » r h t i k l i g t h s , e h t l i w l b l e e , gh n d l h = = b , a l º d i a r e r = , a t e d m a n o d m :

b r e t º o t n = .211527.1 s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d