Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits organizing or participating in coyote hunting contests, effective July 1, 2015.

Highlights:

• Prohibits an individual from knowingly organizing, causing, sponsoring, arranging, holding, or participating in a “coyote-killing contest” (Sec. 1).

• Defines “coyote-killing contest” as an organized or sponsored competition with the objective of killing coyotes for prizes or entertainment (Sec. 1).

• Classifies the act of organizing, causing, sponsoring, arranging, or holding a coyote-killing contest as a misdemeanor (Sec. 1).

• Classifies the act of participating in a coyote-killing contest as a petty misdemeanor (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill do not prohibit an individual from protecting him or herself, another individual, or property from a coyote (Sec. 1).

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