Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that classifies the wasting of game as a misdemeanor.

Highlights:

• Prohibits individuals from wasting a game animal, game bird, or game fish that has been wounded, killed, or taken during hunting (Article 2).

• Defines “wasting” to include removing from the game solely any or all of the following parts (Article 2):

• Head;

• Hide;

• Feet or paws;

• Claws;

• Antlers or tusks;

• Gallbladder;

• Teeth;

• Feathers;

• Fan;

• Beard; or

• Spurs.

• Defines “wasting” further as intentionally disposing of game suitable for food outdoors, abandoning killed or wounded game without attempting to retrieve it, or to transport or store game in a manner that makes it unsuitable for consumption (Article 2).

• Requires a fine of between $500 and $2500 or imprisonment of between 10 and 100 days for wasting of big game (Article 2).

• Requires a fine of between $100 or $1000 or imprisonment of between 10 and 100 days for wasting of all other game (Article 2).

• Exempts fur-bearing animals, woodchucks, and groundhogs from the provisions of this legislation (Article 2).

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