House Agriculture and Natural Resources Minutes 02/06/2007 7:45 AM

82^nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: House Agriculture and Natural Resources

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Deadrick, Vice-Chair
P    DeVries
P    Gassman
P    Halverson
P    Hargens
P    Howie
P    Jerke
P    Nelson
P    Pitts
P    Sigdestad
P    Vanneman
P    Vehle
P    Brunner, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Thomas Brunner

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 1, 2007

Moved by:    Halverson
Second by:    Jerke
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

The Chair deferred HB 1299 until another day.

         HB 1199: revise certain provisions related to the animal identification program.

Presented by:    Representative Mark DeVries
Proponents:    Rick Fox, SD Stock Growers Association

        Chris Harvey, Self, Todd County
        Kenny Fox, Self, Belvidere
        Rick VanderWey, Self, Todd County
        Matt McLarty, SD Farmers Union
        Pat Trask, Self, Wasta
Opponents:    Sam Holland, State Veterinarian
        Larry Gabriel, Secretary, Department of Agriculture
        Lorin Pankratz, SD Pork Producers Council

MOTION:     DEFER HB 1199 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Hargens
Second by:    Howie
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-6-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Deadrick, Gassman, Halverson, Hargens, Howie, Jerke, Vehle

Voting No:    DeVries, Nelson, Pitts, Sigdestad, Vanneman, Brunner

         HB 1177: provide for the issuance of transferable landowner big game hunting licenses.

Presented by:    Representative Kent Juhnke
Proponents:    Rick Fox, SD Stock Growers Association
        Representative Betty Olson
Opponents:    Dean Hyde, Pierre
        Doug Hansen, Department of Game, Fish and Parks
        Chris Hesla, SD Wildlife Federation

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1177

On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

" Section 1. That chapter 41-6 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

The Game, Fish and Parks Commission shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to establish a program for the issuance of landowner-sponsored big game hunting licenses to persons designated by the owners or lessees of land located in South Dakota. Under the program any resident landowner or lessee who owns or leases at least six hundred forty acres of agricultural, grazing, or timber land in South Dakota may sponsor a resident or nonresident applicant for one landowner- sponsored big game hunting license in addition to any big game license to which the landowner or

lessee would otherwise be entitled. Each landowner-sponsored applicant shall be issued a landowner- sponsored license at the same cost as a corresponding landowner license. The landowner-sponsored license may only be used on the landowner's or lessee's property.

Section 2. Section 1 of this Act is repealed on July 1, 2010."

Moved by:    Hargens
Second by:    Deadrick
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1177 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Nelson
Second by:    Howie
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-4-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Deadrick, DeVries, Gassman, Howie, Jerke, Nelson, Sigdestad, Vanneman, Brunner

Voting No:    Halverson, Hargens, Pitts, Vehle

MOTION:     TO AMEND TITLE OF HB 1177

On page 1, line 1 of the printed bill, delete " transferable landowner " and insert "landowner- sponsored".

Moved by:    DeVries
Second by:    Halverson
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

The Chair deferred the balance of the agenda to another day.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Deadrick
Second by:    Vehle
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Jeannette Schipper

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Committee Secretary

Thomas J. Brunner, Chair