Legislative Action
South Dakota Waterfowl Association Legislative IssuesLegislative Alert February 12, 2019
LEGISLATIVE ALERT – hopefully final George Vandel, Pierre Tuesday, February 12, 2019 HB 1152 – the “outfitter” bill is dead for this year. It was amended to include the language I provided earlier then tabled by the Committee this morning. GFP may try to work on...
Legislative Alert February 11, 2019
President’s message – George Vandel, Pierre Monday, February 11, 2019 It appears now that HB 1152 – the “outfitter” bill is struggling. Rumors are that the sponsors are attempting to change the bill to make it more inclusive and to require regulation of all hunting...
Amendment for Printed Bill 1152jb
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Legislative Alert February 2019
LEGISLATIVE ALERT President’s message – George Vandel, Pierre February 2019 As mentioned in my October 2018 message, I registered as a lobbyist for the SD Waterfowl Association for the 2019 SD Legislative Session. I have attend several days of the session and have...
History of Legislative Action Related to Nonresident Waterfowl Licenses*
1947 to 1969 – Nonresidents were prohibited from hunting waterfowl in South Dakota 1970 to 1997 – Lots of Legislative and Commission actions were undertaken during this time period. The outright ban on nonresident waterfowl hunters was eventually repealed and...