Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes regulations for a hunting preserve used to hunt cervidae.

Highlights:

• Establishes land requirements for hunting preserves used to hunt farm raised “cervidae” as follows (Sec. 9):
• The preserve contains at least 100 contiguous acres;
• The preserve is enclosed by a fence that is at least 8 feet in height and not more than 6 inches above the ground; and
• The preserve is not bisected by any public road or fencing. 

• Defines “cervidae” as privately owned members of the cervidae family including deer, elk, moose, reindeer, and caribou (Sec. 1).

• Requires the Department of Natural Resources to issue a cervidae hunting preserve license to an individual who pays a fee of $2,500 and continually operated a hunting preserve from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2012 (Sec. 9).

• Requires the Department to annually renew the hunting preserve license to a licensed individual that pays an annual fee of $1,000 and has not committed a pattern of violations under the current license (Sec. 9).

• Requires a licensed owner of a hunting preserve to affix each cervidae transported from the reserve with a $50 transportation tag supplied by the Department of Natural Resources (Sec. 9). 

• Prohibits the hunting of cervidae outside of the timeframe from August 15 to February 15 (Sec. 9).

• Exempts a licensed cervidae hunting preserve from bag limit restrictions (Sec. 9).

• Authorizes the Department to suspend an individual’s hunting preserve license for a violation under the provisions of this bill (Sec. 12).

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