Tribal hunting bills introduced

[blackdog]

HB 1495 and HB 1496

[KNOPHISH]

I don't like em.

HOUSE BILL 1495
_____________________________________________
State of Washington 63rd Legislature 2013 Regular Session
By Representatives Sawyer, Liias, McCoy, Fey, Hunt, Riccelli,
Appleton, Santos, Dunshee, and Stanford
1 AN ACT Relating to access of tribal members to state lands; and
2 adding a new section to chapter 79.10 RCW.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
4 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 79.10 RCW
5 to read as follows:
6 The closure of any state lands, including any roads, maintained by
7 the department shall not restrict access by any member of a federally
8 recognized tribe to any open and unclaimed lands where the tribe has a
9 treaty right to hunt.

HOUSE BILL 1496
_____________________________________________
State of Washington 63rd Legislature 2013 Regular Session
By Representatives Sawyer, McCoy, Hunt, Appleton, Santos, Liias,
Riccelli, Dunshee, and Stanford
1 AN ACT Relating to hunting-related enforcement actions involving
2 tribal members; and adding a new section to chapter 77.15 RCW.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
4 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 77.15 RCW
5 to read as follows:
6 Upon presentation of a tribal identification card by a member of a
7 federally recognized tribe to a fish and wildlife officer or ex officio
8 fish and wildlife officer, the officer must immediately refer any
9 inspection, investigation, or other enforcement action related to the
10 hunting activity of the tribal member to the enforcement authority of
11 the tribe, if the activity occurred on any open and unclaimed lands
12 where the tribe has a treaty right to hunt.

[bobcat]

So what does that mean? If state land is closed due to fire danger the Indians can still hunt it? Does it mean if it's gated they will be given keys? Probably so. Why can't they walk in like everyone else?

If the land is closed in the winter to prevent disturbance of deer and elk on their winter range, the Indians can still drive in and slaughter them?

Why am I not surprised?   

[ICEMAN]

 

[fair-chase]

[boneaddict]

I guess they didn't like the gated roads idea.   I think we should introduce some bills of our own. 

WRITE WRITE WRITE    THIS IS the slime at the bottom of the compost heap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BOWHUNTER45]

I am So tired of the government and their regulation ... Lately the government is wanting to regulate everything ... this country belongs to all of us and the government keeps stepping over the line ...I can see it already ...it another 10 yrs every river and all state lands will have signs up everywhere ...Saying TRIBAL FISHING & HUNTING ONLY !!!! Unauthorized personnel will be executed  I am personally tired of all of it and this is why I can not seem to like any of them ...The government and all of its agencies  when I sit here thinking of how the times have changed in the last 10 yrs alone my stomach hurts ..Can not freely drive up a mountain road , can not head to the river and catch salmon , can not pull over at a rest station without seeing a discover Pass sign taped to the sheeter and on & on ....

[boneaddict]

Huntnphool must have been making some progress about the roads.   Man this irritates me. 

[bobcat]

Can someone please post up the link that has info on who to write to?

[NW-GSP]

Make them hunt the same way their ancestors did and they have to walk or ride a horse to get to where they hunt !

[CementFinisher]

   speechless

[Lcl 66 Tinner]

Make them hunt the same way their ancestors did and they have to walk or ride a horse to get to where they hunt !

They will do the samething as the Macah (sp?) Indians did with their "traditional whale hunt". Paddle out to the whale, harpoon it once, then call thier buddies on the radio to bring out the power boat and .50 calto finish the whale off and pull the canoe and whale in. Thats how their ancestors did it.......Right?

[Practical Approach]

Make them hunt the same way their ancestors did and they have to walk or ride a horse to get to where they hunt !

They will do the samething as the Macah (sp?) Indians did with their "traditional whale hunt". Paddle out to the whale, harpoon it once, then call thier buddies on the radio to bring out the power boat and .50 calto finish the whale off and pull the canoe and whale in. Thats how their ancestors did it.......Right?

That was the requirement by the Federal Government to humanely kill the whale. 

[mfswallace]

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1495

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1496&year=2013

go to these links to comment on bills

you should also be able to get to the representatives who are dumb enough to support this crap 

[pianoman9701]

I don't like em.

HOUSE BILL 1495
_____________________________________________
State of Washington 63rd Legislature 2013 Regular Session
By Representatives Sawyer, Liias, McCoy, Fey, Hunt, Riccelli,
Appleton, Santos, Dunshee, and Stanford
1 AN ACT Relating to access of tribal members to state lands; and
2 adding a new section to chapter 79.10 RCW.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
4 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 79.10 RCW
5 to read as follows:
6 The closure of any state lands, including any roads, maintained by
7 the department shall not restrict access by any member of a federally
8 recognized tribe to any open and unclaimed lands where the tribe has a
9 treaty right to hunt.

HOUSE BILL 1496
_____________________________________________
State of Washington 63rd Legislature 2013 Regular Session
By Representatives Sawyer, McCoy, Hunt, Appleton, Santos, Liias,
Riccelli, Dunshee, and Stanford
1 AN ACT Relating to hunting-related enforcement actions involving
2 tribal members; and adding a new section to chapter 77.15 RCW.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
4 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 77.15 RCW
5 to read as follows:
6 Upon presentation of a tribal identification card by a member of a
7 federally recognized tribe to a fish and wildlife officer or ex officio
8 fish and wildlife officer, the officer must immediately refer any
9 inspection, investigation, or other enforcement action related to the
10 hunting activity of the tribal member to the enforcement authority of
11 the tribe, if the activity occurred on any open and unclaimed lands
12 where the tribe has a treaty right to hunt.

This is the law now, federally, isn't it? The government protects Indians' rights to hunt on treaty lands.