Video & Transcript Research : 'fish consumption'

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KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • >> Department<00:10:24.880> of<00:10:25.040> Fish<00:10:25.200> and<00:10:
  • 25.440> Wildlife >> Department of Fish and Wildlife >> Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Fish and Wildlife Code. So, 16 U.S.
  • Um, we even had waterfowl language in a fishing reciprocal agreement.
  • waters and you get stopped and checked, then your fishing agreement would work in Ohio.
Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then reviewed a series of agency regulations, most of which had staff-suggested amendments. The Board of Pharmacy regulation on remote prescription processing was amended to make grammatical and KRS Chapter 13A compliance corrections, and the Board of Social Work regulation on continuing education, telehealth training, waivers, and related fees was deferred at the agency’s request. The Occupational Therapy Compact rule update and the Professional Geologists fee increase regulation both received staff amendments and were approved, with the geologists’ board explaining the increases were driven by rising oversight costs and declining revenue. The committee also reviewed emergency regulations from the Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, the Board of Emergency Medical Services, the Transportation Cabinet, and the Department of Workplace Standards. The EMS package covered licensing classifications, compliance audits, ambulance service rules, and electronic forms; the Transportation Cabinet’s emergency rule established procedures for street-legal special purpose vehicles; and Workplace Standards’ emergency rules updated Kentucky requirements to align with federal standards and House Bill 398, including shortening the discrimination complaint filing deadline from 120 days to 30 days and adjusting appeal procedures. Staff amendments were approved where offered, and members asked several clarifying questions about the rationale and effect of the workplace and EMS changes. The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources explained rules on aircraft and drone use in taking wildlife and on reciprocal hunting and fishing agreements with neighboring states. The agency said the drone restriction was intended to align with federal law and address hunter complaints, while the reciprocal agreement rule was a cleanup of older agreements that had lapsed or been overlooked; the committee deferred the wildlife regulation 301 KAR 2:031 at the agency’s request. The Department of Education also presented multiple KHSAA-related and standards updates, including academic eligibility, sports timing, health and physical education standards, and career studies/financial literacy standards; staff amendments were approved, and members questioned the athletic forms and the designation of KHSAA as the state’s athletic agent. Finally, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented emergency regulations to support a pediatric teaching hospital expansion and related certificate-of-need changes, which the agency said were aimed at improving pediatric and neonatal access to care; staff amendments were approved, and the committee concluded by setting its next meeting for October 13 at 1:00 p.m.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 12, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

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  • the details, uh I don't believe the program actually is about conserving water at all or reducing consumptive
  • 00:10:59.120> all<00:10:59.279> or<00:10:59.519> reducing<00:11:00.000> consumptive
  • ...water at all or reducing consumptive use.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 12, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • and fish department? and fish department? >> Representative<00:26:15.919> Schmidt.
  • But the for human consumption anyway.
  • Page 2, lines 16 and 17, strike 'human consumption.'
  • Page 4, lines 4 and 5, strike 'human consumption.'
  • my motion on the human consumption my motion on the human consumption issue,<00:51:00.480> I<
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Co-Chair Anderson and I had an agreement that one of the bills scheduled that day, which was that fish
  • Co-Chair Anderson and I had an agreement that one of the bills scheduled that day, which was that fish
  • It's a keystone species of wetlands across the Great Lakes region, habitat for many waterfowl and fish
  • <00:04:56.479> The<00:04:56.720> majority waterfall and fish species.
  • The majority waterfall and fish species.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Remove special four-fish daily limit on channel catfish and 15-fish daily limit on sunfish for all ponds
  • on catfish and 15 fish daily limit on catfish and 15 fish daily limit on sunfish<00:42:10.480>
  • . pertains to and this one was just fish.
  • So, we got fish moving from the Elhorn Creek into the...
  • So, we got we got fish into the ponds.
Summary: The subcommittee approved the minutes from the previous meeting and then took up several regulations. The first was a Department of Veterans Affairs regulation, with a staff amendment, to allow nurse practitioners to apply for the Veterans Affairs nurse loan repayment program year-round and to make technical drafting changes. The committee heard from the Office of Kentucky Veteran Centers, then adopted the staff amendment and approved the regulation without objection. The main item of the meeting was the Board of Optometric Examiners’ proposed amendment to 201 KAR 5:010, which would allow applicants to use the Optometry Examining Board of Canada written exam in place of part one of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry exam for licensure. The board said the change would improve access to care, provide an additional pathway for Canadian-trained candidates, and still require applicants to pass the remaining national board parts. Opponents, including NBEO officials, ARBO, Pearson VUE, and several optometrists, argued the Canadian exam is not equivalent, does not test the same biomedical science content, is not validated for U.S. scope of practice, and raises concerns about test security, transparency, and portability across states. They urged the committee to find the amendment deficient or vote no. Committee members questioned both sides about prior communication with the board, whether Kentucky would be the first state to adopt such a change, the rationale for the proposal, and the cost difference between the exams. Supporters said the board had received some written comments and one phone call, and that the proposal was driven by access concerns and the presence of Canadian students. Opponents said they had not had direct discussions with the Kentucky board before the hearing. No final vote on the optometry regulation is reflected in the transcript excerpt, but the committee heard extensive testimony and rebuttal before moving on.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Jan 30th, 2026 at 09:10 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was a massive structural change in the former Game and Fish Commission, changing it into a wildlife
  • I'm a long-retired career employee of the Game and Fish Department.
  • I'm a long-retired career employee of the Game and Fish Department, and I recently retired as a long-term
  • We work very closely with the Department of Game and Fish and with the Wildlife Commission.
  • Department of Game and Fish and with the Wildlife Commission, we've seen firsthand the negative that
Bills: SB104, SJR3, SM3
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • distilleries to sell alcoholic beverages that are produced on-site for both retail and on-site consumption
  • The products that will be sold there will be for consumption purposes, not to be sold products that were
  • this distillery that's sold in that area will be done in a restaurant or for a special event for consumption
  • the day, when we ask for the ability to serve on when we ask for the ability to serve on-premise consumption
  • only, beer and wine and other alcohol brands, this is not for off-premise consumption.
Bills: SB312, SB316, SB90
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/10/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fish and Wildlife Service, and a $250,000 appropriation in last year's budget.
  • Fish and Wildlife Service, and a $250,000 appropriation in last year's budget.
  • I know that the game and fish and also the wildlife group does have that number.
  • I know that the, I know that the game and fish and also the wildlife group does have that number.
  • Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Act.
Summary: The committee approved the minutes from February 27 and March 3, 2026, and then heard several natural resources and water-related measures. House Bill 2013 would require ADEQ to submit an exceptional event demonstration to EPA when wildfire smoke from federally managed land affects Arizona air quality. The sponsor said this would help Arizona’s ozone/nonattainment position, while Sierra Club and ADEQ raised concerns that the bill duplicates an existing process and could waste staff time and resources. The bill passed 5-3. House Bill 2156 would appropriate $250,000 to the Livestock Compensation Fund. Supporters argued ranchers need help with livestock losses and drought impacts, while opponents criticized the board’s transparency and said the program already receives federal and prior state funding. The bill passed 5-3. House Bill 2113 would require RUCO to intervene in utility rate cases when a proposed increase reaches 100% or more; the sponsor said rural customers are being overlooked, while RUCO said it would need significant additional staff and funding and could not absorb the workload without more resources. The bill passed 6-2, with members noting they expected a future amendment to add funding. The committee also approved House Concurrent Memorial 2011, which urges Congress to delist the Mexican gray wolf and return management to states and local authorities. Supporters cited livestock losses and ranching impacts, while opponents said the species remains endangered and recovery decisions should remain science-based; the memorial passed 5-3. House Bill 2026, concerning how ADWR evaluates water availability when supplies are commingled, passed 5-3 despite concerns that it could weaken groundwater safeguards. House Bill 2056, which funds a feasibility study for brackish groundwater desalination sites, also passed 5-3 after debate over whether the study was necessary given existing groundwater accounting and treatment efforts. House Bill 2098, modernizing Pinal County Water Augmentation Authority bonding authority, passed unanimously 8-0. Finally, House Concurrent Resolution 2057, supporting a geothermal permitting roadmap and agency coordination for next-generation geothermal development, passed unanimously 8-0.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/13/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • It happens in fish a lot. Mercury is a perfect example.
  • We want to cut back on water consumption, not give people free access to more water, so I’m going to
  • We want to cut back on water consumption, not give people free access to more water, so I’m going to
  • We want to cut back on water consumption, not give people free access to more water, so I’m going to
  • First off, I’d like to thank ADWR for confirming that alfalfa is not as high as a water-consumption crop
Summary: The committee began with member and staff introductions, then heard House Bill 2024, which would expand the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority’s water supply development definition to include snowpack augmentation and related planning and facility work. Supporters argued cloud seeding and drone-based silver iodide deployment could increase snowpack and water supply at relatively low cost, while opponents raised concerns about weather modification, uncertainty in the science, and possible environmental or health effects. After debate, the committee approved HB 2024 on a 6-4 vote, with some members expressing reservations and requesting more information before floor consideration. The committee next considered House Bill 2053, which would direct the Arizona Department of Water Resources to update stormwater recharge mapping statewide and provide $100,000 for the work. The sponsor and ADWR said the bill would expand on prior state-land mapping and help identify recharge opportunities on private land; ADWR was neutral and said it could do the technical mapping but could not make legal determinations about appropriable surface water rights. Salt River Project opposed the bill’s language on surface-water rights, arguing that determinations about unappropriated water belong to the courts and that site-specific recharge projects could affect downstream rights. The committee adopted the Griffin amendment and then passed HB 2053 as amended on a 6-4 vote. Chelsea McGuire of WIFA then gave a broad presentation on the agency’s revolving funds, conservation grants, and long-term augmentation efforts, describing past investments, current grant awards, and seven potential augmentation projects under development. She said WIFA’s current budget ask was essentially for no additional cuts, while members asked about costs, project qualifications, and public-private structure. The committee then took up House Bill 2097, which would impose a six acre-feet-per-acre groundwater pumping cap in irrigation non-expansion areas, add reporting and well-measurement requirements, and set a $150 penalty for violations. ADWR said the bill could require additional staffing and that the cap and substitution provisions had technical concerns; environmental groups argued the cap was too high and could still encourage overpumping, while supporters said it would finally place a limit on INA pumping. HB 2097 passed 6-4. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2116, which would appropriate $1 million to the Colorado River Litigation Fund; the sponsor described it as a contingency for ongoing Colorado River negotiations, and the committee moved the bill forward after brief discussion.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Tourism Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're not going to do it for on-site consumption, just off-site consumption, but I'll be glad to answer
  • We're not going to do it for on-site consumption, just off-site consumption, but I'll be glad to answer
  • We're not going to do it for on-site consumption, just off-site consumption, but I'll be glad to answer
Bills: HB393, HB61, SB234, SB234
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Conservation Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:09 am

Senate Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • the animal kingdom, and our new memorial is needed to help biologists at the Department of Game and Fish
  • The concern I have, though, right now, I see that you want the Game and Fish kind of take the lead on
  • and Fish short-handed anyway.
  • The Department of Game and Fish issues licenses for hunting and that type of stuff.
  • Game and Fish is well versed in the wildlife of our state.
Bills: SB154, SB187, SB193, SM3
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and Wildlife Feb 23rd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • The CDC data between 2007 and 2020, raw milk consumption caused 202 documented deaths in the United States
  • Like I fished on the Glover River.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HWN-WLA, HWN DEFER Public Hearings 02-10-2026

Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's like fish trafficking with smuggling because some of these yellow tanks fish stuff.
  • through it the commercial fishing through it the commercial fishing because<00:52:02.559> if<
  • /c><00:52:14.720> cuz<00:52:15.040> some fish trafficking with smuggling cuz some fish
  • <00:52:16.559> I of these yellow tanks fish stuff. I of these yellow tanks fish stuff.
  • <01:19:34.000> for<01:19:34.159> my fish fishery and I want to fish for my fish fishery
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures affecting Hawaiian affairs, historic preservation, water access, and land governance. SB 1406 would let the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands assume historic preservation review for projects on lands under its jurisdiction, except for properties listed or nominated for the state or national historic registers. DHHL supported the bill, while a descendant testifier strongly opposed it, arguing that burial and preservation review protects ancestors and should not be streamlined or reduced. No questions were raised and the bill was moved on after testimony. SB 521 would require DHHL to work with county water boards or water departments to provide potable and agricultural water on Hawaiian homelands, with agreements made public. DHHL said it already works with counties but objected to the bill’s mandatory language, saying it could undermine the department’s discretion and independence. A public testifier supported the measure, and committee discussion focused on how water requirements could affect subsistence lots and infrastructure decisions. The committee then took up SB 3247, which would create a Royal Mausoleum Commission within DLNR to oversee preservation, operations, and outreach at Mauna Ala. State Parks said it valued existing collaboration with the aliʻi trusts but wanted clarity on roles, coordination, and funding if a new commission is created. The Royal Order of Kamehameha strongly supported the bill as a culturally grounded way to protect the site, while several other testifiers opposed it, saying the real issue is the curator selection process and warning that a commission could add bureaucracy and delay. The committee also heard SB 1654, authorizing transfer of certain state lands to DHHL, and SB 112, which would add the DHHL chair or designee to the Hawaii Community Development Authority; the Attorney General and HCDA offered technical and policy comments, with HCDA opposing the board change and DHHL supporting participation to protect beneficiary interests. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.