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• offers students, families, and communities an opportunity to create new connections with educational traditions
• , including educational opportunities. outside of the traditional classroom.
• to lay out HCR 111, designating Combs, Texas, as the official B-capital of Texas. agricultural traditions

Bills: HB370, HB738, HB2935, HB3227, HB4103, HB5259, SB519, SB1350, SB1247, SB1248, SB2112, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR59, HCR109, HCR111, HCR135, SCR6

Keywords: HB 370, Events Trust Fund, Texas events funding, sports eligibility, women's sports, girls' sports, biological sex, transgender athletes, sex-segregated sports, athletic competition, event subsidies, tourism funding, site selection organization, anti-trafficking plan, female athletes, public funding, economic impact, sports policy, Rosenwald Schools, historical preservation

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• Today, Milan continues its tradition of welcoming visitors.
• Currently, Texas offers multiple types of non-resident hunting licenses.
• The hunting licenses include separate permits for general hunting, special hunting, and spring turkey
• hunting.
• This change will streamline the non-resident hunting program. while keeping Texas hunting opportunities

Bills: HB370, HB738, HB2935, HB3227, HB4103, HB5259, SB519, SB1350, SB1247, SB1248, SB2112, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR59, HCR109, HCR111, HCR135, SCR6

Keywords: HB 370, Events Trust Fund, Texas events funding, sports eligibility, women's sports, girls' sports, biological sex, transgender athletes, sex-segregated sports, athletic competition, event subsidies, tourism funding, site selection organization, anti-trafficking plan, female athletes, public funding, economic impact, sports policy, Rosenwald Schools, historical preservation

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• This language sets fees and fines for hunting guides operating within our state.
• It protects our hunters by providing that they require that they have hunting guides.
• It protects Oklahoma's reputation as our top five hunting destination.

Bills: SB330, SB2069, SB2095

Keywords: elk population, wildlife management, Oklahoma State University, veterinary medicine, ecosystem health, habitat assessment, advanced nuclear energy, nuclear power, small modular reactor, SMR, microreactor, generation III+, generation IV, nuclear reactor, nuclear permitting, nuclear licensing, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, OCC, Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Development Revolving Fund

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• Okay, so SB 2095, this language sets fees and fines for hunting guides operating within our state.
• It protects our hunters by providing that require that they have the hunting guides.
• It protects our hunters by providing that require that they have the hunting guides.
• It protects Oklahoma's reputation as a top five hunting destination. Open for questions.

Bills: SB330, SB2069, SB2095

Keywords: elk population, wildlife management, Oklahoma State University, veterinary medicine, ecosystem health, habitat assessment, advanced nuclear energy, nuclear power, small modular reactor, SMR, microreactor, generation III+, generation IV, nuclear reactor, nuclear permitting, nuclear licensing, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, OCC, Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Development Revolving Fund

Summary: The Wildlife Committee considered and advanced two Senate bills. Pro Tem Moore presented SB 330, described as an elk population study bill related to the Northwest Zone and a mirror of a House measure. After brief discussion, the committee voted 7-0 to do pass the bill. Representative Townley then presented SB 269, which would prohibit taking migratory birds through baiting and align Oklahoma law with federal law. The committee asked no substantive questions and voted 6-0 to do pass. Townley also presented SB 2095, which sets fees and fines for hunting guides, with higher fees for nonresidents and a licensing exemption for certain helpers. He said the bill was intended to protect landowners and hunters and support Oklahoma’s reputation as a hunting destination. Members asked about the scope and fee amounts, and were told the fees would be $1,000 for residents and $2,000 for nonresidents. The committee voted 6-0 to do pass. The chair then noted this would likely be the final meeting of the year.

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• This encourages youth, young people, and women to hunt.
• Members, deer hunting in Minnesota is more than a family-oriented, time-honored tradition; it is a half-a-billion-dollar
• There was testimony about a city not allowing hunting in downtown Duluth.
• Would this affect current hunting zones?
• And so, I know, like, we're in hunting zone 341, but the actual ability to hunt in specific locations

Bills: HF647, HF2824, HF1249, HF623, HF820

Keywords: water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition

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• Deer hunting in Minnesota is more than a family-oriented time-honored tradition; it is a half-a-billion-dollar-plus
• deer members deer the field to hunt deer members deer hunting<00:19:31.280><c> in</c><00:19:31.400><
• ...up to farming and hunting zones is going to have to take a look at redrawing hunting zone maps out
• /c> ability to hunt in specific locations ability to hunt in specific locations within<00:31:33.880><
• </c> see um an erosion of their uh hunting see um an erosion of their uh hunting lands<00:31:53.159><

Bills: HF647, HF2824, HF1249, HF623, HF820

Keywords: water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition

Bills: HB609, HB630, HB654, HB676

Keywords: oyster mariculture, aquaculture, farming, water quality, regulations, outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, hunter education, criminal charge, illegal hunting, mule deer, white-tailed deer, sustainability, wildlife conservation, unmanned aircraft, wildlife retrieval, Hunting

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• ,</c> hiking, biking, fishing, hunting, hiking, biking, fishing, hunting, riding.<01:04:58.720><c> They
• ,</c> ability to spend my free time hunting, ability to spend my free time hunting, fishing,<01:08:53.199
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• Marshall Cummings. own passion for hunting and public own passion for hunting and public lands,<01:19
• ,</c><01:20:04.719><c> fish,</c> People want to hike, bike, hunt, fish, People want to hike, bike, hunt

Bills: SF0025, SF0027, SF0043, SF0066

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

Bills: SF0025, SF0027, SF0043, SF0066

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

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• The available license in a hunt area.
• We support the hunting community.
• </c> taken in order to provide public hunting taken in order to provide public hunting opportunities.
• </c> hunting public really any opportunity. hunting public really any opportunity.
• They can go out there and hunt. So they wanted to go with legal hunting age or older.

Bills: SF0025, SF0027, SF0043, SF0066

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

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• to be hunted or taken are available.
• hunting?
• Hunting is something that I do for therapy.
• King hunting and squirrel hunting is nothing new to this era; it's been going on for years, since my
• I think it's Chapter 43 that says anyone attempting to hunt or catch anything has to have a hunting license

Bills: SB2801, SB2232, SCR18

Keywords: SB 2801, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Parks and Wildlife Code, field trial permit, hunting dog field trial, coonhound trial, dog trial, squirrel hunting, fur-bearing animals, nongame animals, hunting license exemption, wildlife management, public land permit, private land hunting, game fish and water safety account, permit fee, commission rules, Parks and Wildlife Department, Unplug Texas Day, digital detox

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• are moving towards this regulatory framework, I was informed that Snipe is a real bird and snipe hunting
• I appreciate the good senator for bringing it up because I too have fallen victim to a snipe hunt when

Bills: SB2122, SB330, SB2071, SB2169, SB2069, SB2095, SB2157

Keywords: poultry, agriculture, out-of-state processing, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, regulation, food safety, elk population, wildlife management, Oklahoma State University, veterinary medicine, ecosystem health, habitat assessment, milk, dairy, dairy farm, milk products, Grade A milk, pasteurization, raw milk, milk inspection

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• Changes the clothing requirement on hunting.
• property on a private hunt facility.
• And they, it's a more controlled hunt than if you're just on public lands. That's it.
• I know you and I have gone on some of those guided hunts together.
• I do respect dog hunters, I respect hunting traditions, but also respect private property rights.

Bills: SB1550, SB2065, SB2110, SB2111, SB2114, SB2152, SB2159, SB2172

Keywords: burn ban, drought, emergency powers, county commissioners, fire safety, wildfire prevention, pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, SB2110, eggs, ungraded eggs, graded eggs, egg sales, poultry, farmers market, direct-to-consumer sales, local food

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• in the chase of hunting a big whitetail?
• And the chase of hunting a big whitetail? So I'm a free market guy.
• How big of an industry is whitetail hunting in Oklahoma?
• How big of an industry is whitetail hunting in Oklahoma?
• not a hunted animal.

Bills: HB3270, HB3145, HB3056

Keywords: farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, hunting regulations, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation, commercial hunting, raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Texas A&M professor Chris Seaberry on chronic wasting disease (CWD) genetics in deer and elk. He argued that susceptibility to CWD is polygenic, that genomic prediction can identify more resistant animals with high accuracy, and that selecting for resistant breeding values plus the PRNP codon 96 S allele could reduce disease prevalence. He said his work has been used in USDA/APHIS programs, that some facilities have been cleaned up using these methods, and that concerns about inbreeding, increased shedding, or harm to hunting quality are overstated. Committee members questioned the science, the risk of releasing potentially infected animals, the financial incentives for breeders, and whether wildlife agencies were resisting the program for philosophical or institutional reasons. The witness and senators also discussed the Department of Wildlife’s role, the Attorney General’s opinion, and whether the state should act more quickly or wait for more data. The committee then took up House Bill 3270, which would shift rulemaking authority for the deer-release/CWD program from the Department of Wildlife to the Department of Agriculture after members said Wildlife had failed to promulgate rules for two years. The Department of Wildlife testified that it believed it had complied by collecting native deer samples and that it had been operating under a different understanding until the Attorney General’s March 5 opinion clarified the original law. After debate over agency inaction, the adequacy of the science, and the impact on deer breeders and hunters, the committee voted 3-9 against the bill, and HB 3270 failed. The committee also confirmed Jessica Wilcox to an executive nomination by a 12-0 vote. It then advanced House Bill 3145, which clarifies tagging rules for commercial hunts by making $10 tags apply only to male native wildlife and $0 tags apply to female, feral swine, and exotic wildlife; the bill passed 12-0. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3056, which would allow unpasteurized cow, goat, and sheep milk to be sold at feed stores and farmers markets with labeling; members questioned gallon limits and whether the bill included adequate warning language, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• To give greater longevity and livability in the face of CWD for the purpose of hunting.
• Hunting and the chase of hunting a big whitetail. So, I am a free market guy.
• I just have one question: How big of an industry is white-tail hunting in Oklahoma?
• a hunted animal.
• And also, have processed water buffalo that has been hunted off a ranch as well.

Bills: HB3270, HB3145, HB3056

Keywords: farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, hunting regulations, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation, commercial hunting, raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, 914, all

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• Yes, House Bill 4128 extends the Oklahoma bear hunting season, two weeks prior to where it starts now
• I'd like to see opportunities for my children and my grandchildren to maybe bear hunt up in my district
• And you know, that my family, we love to hunt and fish. We're outdoorsmen and women.
• It's a very small area of counties that you could hunt in.
• Nonresidents can only hunt Monday through Thursday, and how where our residents can hunt their weekends

Bills: HB4128, HB3659, HB3270, HB3145

Keywords: wildlife conservation, hunting regulations, mountain lions, black bears, archery season, senior citizens, licensing fees, waterfowl, nonresidents, public lands, farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation

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• That's the expiration of crossbow hunting and fishing allowance removed bill.
• 00:01:40.479><c> crossbow</c> That's the expiration of crossbow That's the expiration of crossbow hunting
• and</c><00:01:41.840><c> fishing</c><00:01:42.400><c> allowance</c><00:01:43.280><c> removed</c> hunting
• and fishing allowance removed hunting and fishing allowance removed bill.<00:01:44.960><c> We</c><00
• Uh, as I was mentioning earlier, I was going to bring treats as a tradition, but I figured with what

Bills: HF1531, HF4017, HF3399, HF4146, HF4019, HF3677

Keywords: crossbow, crossbow hunting, archery season, deer hunting, bear hunting, turkey hunting, fishing, common carp, rough fish, game and fish, wildlife management, hunting license, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, sunset clause, expiration removal, archery equipment, outdoor recreation, infectious waste, pathological waste

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• general hunting, special hunting, and spring turkey hunting.
• I go over to the BLM lands and hunt quail.
• Times that of traditional beef production.
• Traditional proteins, like beef, have countless laws and regulations.
• And in the traditional meat supply chain.

Bills: SB34, SB119, SB261, SB532, SB1035, SB1245, SB1247, SB1267, SB1442, SB1930, SB1948, SB2078, SB2112, SB2143, SB2155

Keywords: wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading, fuel reduction, firefighting equipment database, emergency communications, disaster preparedness, rural fire protection, asset hardening, natural resource management, emergency management, large wildfire risk, fire grant funding, fire suppression, Texas Legislature

Bills: SF0025, SF0026, SF0066, SJ0009

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, property tax, Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, tax exemption, employee residences, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations, public lands, local governance, land management, resource development, federal agency, agriculture

Bills: SF0025, SF0026, SF0066, SJ0009

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, property tax, Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, tax exemption, employee residences, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations, public lands, local governance, land management, resource development, federal agency, agriculture