Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage

Assembly Bill 605

Relating to: youth trapping, creating a mentored trapping license, restrictions on taking or appropriating a trap or its contents, and requirements for tagging traps.

By Representatives Quinn, Stafsholt, Born, Loudenbeck, Horlacher, Kleefisch, Mursau, Ripp and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Moulton and Olsen.

October 27, 2017        Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage

November 08, 2017    Public Hearing Held

Present:       (15)      Representative Kleefisch; Representatives Quinn, Tittl, Edming, Nerison, Mursau, Skowronski, Ripp, Tusler, Stafsholt, Milroy, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Stuck and Brostoff.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Romaine Quinn - Assembly

·      Rob Stafsholt - Assembly

·      Harold Drake

·      Scott Zimmerman - WI Trappers Assoc

·      Scott McAuley - WI Trappers Assoc

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Terry Moulton - Senate

·      Gary Dieck - WWF

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

December 06, 2017     Executive Session Held

Present:       (12)      Representative Kleefisch; Representatives Quinn, Tittl, Nerison, Mursau, Ripp, Stafsholt, Milroy, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Stuck and Brostoff.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (3)        Representatives Edming, Skowronski and Tusler.

Moved by Representative Nerison, seconded by Representative Tittl that Assembly Bill 605 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (12)   Representative Kleefisch; Representatives Quinn, Tittl, Nerison, Mursau, Ripp, Stafsholt, Milroy, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Stuck and Brostoff.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 12, Noes 0

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Katie Scott

Committee Clerk