HB 647 -- DEER HUNTING

SPONSOR:  Young

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on
Conservation and Natural Resources by a vote of 11 to 1.

This bill allows a person who owns, controls, or harbors a dog
that is maintained on a leash at all times to use the dog to
track a deer that has been shot by a person engaged in lawful
hunting.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2008, FY 2009, and
FY 2010.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill allows the limited use
of a dog to track deer that have been injured during lawful
hunting.  Oftentimes, a hunter will injure a deer, and the deer
will travel a long distance before falling or dying.  The bill
will allow the hunter to find the deer quicker and limit the
suffering of the animal.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Young; and Pat Pryor.

OPPONENTS:  Those who oppose the bill say that the legislation is
unnecessary.  Conservation personnel can currently authorize a
person to use a dog for tracking purposes.

Testifying against the bill was Department of Conservation.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:20 am