73rd Legislative Session -- 1998

Committee: Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P      Brosz
P      Brown (Arnold)
P      Ham
P      Hunhoff
P      Kloucek
P      Reedy
P      Vitter
P      Aker, Vice-Chair
P      Dunn (Jim), Chair


OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Dunn

MOTION:      TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF 2/17/98

Moved by:      Senator Ham
Second by:      Senator Reedy
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          HB 1217:   to revise certain aerial hunting provisions.

Proponents:      Myron Williams, SD Landowners Assn.
          Representative Koskan
Presented by:      Senator Benson

MOTION:      DO PASS HB 1217

Moved by:      Senator Vitter
Second by:      Senator Brosz
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (9-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Brosz, Brown (Arnold), Ham, Hunhoff, Kloucek, Reedy, Vitter, Aker, Dunn (Jim)

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MOTION:      PLACE HB 1217 ON CONSENT

Moved by:      Senator Vitter
Second by:      Senator Ham
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          HB 1269:   to provide for a method of redemption of landowner's coupons and hunter's coupons for the harvesting of deer by hunters on certain lands, to revise certain Game, Fish and Parks Commission rules relating to trophy buck licenses, and to provide certain penalties.

Proponents:      Jim Lintz, SD Landowners Assn.
          Chuck Clayton, SD Wildlife Federation
          Grant Simons, SD Landowner
Opponents:      Richard Barnett, United Sportsman of SD
          John Stickley, Platte
Presented by:      Representative Wentz

MOTION:      AMEND HB 1269

o-1269c

     On page 1 , line 8 of the House State Affairs committee engrossed bill , delete " . " .

     On page 1 , line 8 , after " "landowner's coupon" " insert " attached to a license which permits the harvest of an antlered deer. " .

     On page 1 , line 15 , after " license. " insert " Upon receipt of the coupon attached to a license permitting the harvest of only an antlerless deer and affidavit, the department shall pay the landowner fifteen dollars for each coupon from an applicable deer license. " .

     On page 2 , line 4 , after " affidavits, " insert " and " .

Moved by:      Senator Ham
Second by:      Senator Brosz
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:      AMEND HB 1269

r-1269h

     On the House State Affairs committee engrossed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

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"     Section 1. The Game, Fish and Parks Commission shall impose a surcharge of five dollars on each classification of hunting license issued by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks. All revenues from this surcharge shall be deposited in a special fund known as the South Dakota sportsmen's access and depredation fund. Moneys in the fund shall be continuously appropriated to the commission. Half of the moneys shall be budgeted for the acquisition of increased public access on private lands. Half of the moneys shall be budgeted for mitigating wildlife depredation on private lands. "

Moved by:      Senator Brosz
Second by:      Senator Brown (Arnold)
Action:      Was not acted on.

MOTION:      SUBSTITUTE MOTION to Table Amendment r-1269h

Moved by:      Senator Ham
Second by:      Senator Reedy
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (5-4-0-0)

Voting yes:      Ham, Hunhoff, Reedy, Vitter, Aker

Voting no:      Brosz, Brown (Arnold), Kloucek, Dunn (Jim)

MOTION:      DO PASS HB 1269 AS AMENDED

Moved by:      Senator Vitter
Second by:      Senator Brown (Arnold)
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (6-3-0-0)

Voting yes:      Brown (Arnold), Ham, Hunhoff, Reedy, Vitter, Aker

Voting no:      Brosz, Kloucek, Dunn (Jim)

MOTION:      TO AMEND TITLE OF HB 1269

o-1269t

     On page 1 , line 2 of the House State Affairs committee engrossed bill , delete " and hunter's coupons " .

     On page 1 , line 2 , after " lands " delete " , to " .

     On page 1 , delete line 3 , and insert " and " .

Moved by:      Senator Aker

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Second by:      Senator Ham
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          HCR 1012:   Setting forth certain legislative policy recommendations to the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.

Proponents:      Myron Williams, SD Landowners
          Chuck Clayton, SD Wildlife Federation
          Representative Went
Opponents:      Richard Barnett, SD Sportsman Assn.
Presented by:      Representative Richard Brown

MOTION:      THAT HCR1012 BE CONCURRED IN

Moved by:      Senator Brown (Arnold)
Second by:      Senator Ham
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (8-1-0-0)

Voting yes:      Brosz, Brown (Arnold), Ham, Hunhoff, Reedy, Vitter, Aker, Dunn (Jim)

Voting no:      Kloucek

MOTION:      ADJOURN

Moved by:      Senator Brown (Arnold)
Second by:      Senator Aker
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

Carol Enright

Committee Secretary