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Community => Advocacy, Agencies, Access => Topic started by: Special T on January 30, 2019, 03:17:25 PM

Title: SB5320 Hound Pursuit season
Post by: Special T on January 30, 2019, 03:17:25 PM: Make you comment known. It is in committee and Ive heard that it will come up for a vote in the committee in the next few days.

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5320&Year=2019&Initiative=false#documentSection

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http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5320.pdf
Title: Re: SB5320 Hound Pursuit season
Post by: Windwalker on January 31, 2019, 03:17:10 PM: Thanks for posting- :tup:
Title: Re: SB5320 Hound Pursuit season
Post by: Antlershed on January 31, 2019, 03:54:54 PM: But only if you’re accepted into the WDFW program to be one of their “agents”. Anyone know how many guys are enrolled in that?
Title: Re: SB5320 Hound Pursuit season
Post by: HighCountryHunter88 on January 31, 2019, 04:01:13 PM: Quote from: Antlershed on January 31, 2019, 03:54:54 PM
But only if you’re accepted into the WDFW program to be one of their “agents”. Anyone know how many guys are enrolled in that?

none right now, there isnt a program yet
Title: Re: SB5320 Hound Pursuit season
Post by: Antlershed on January 31, 2019, 05:13:32 PM: Quote from: HighCountryHunter88 on January 31, 2019, 04:01:13 PM
Quote from: Antlershed on January 31, 2019, 03:54:54 PM
But only if you’re accepted into the WDFW program to be one of their “agents”. Anyone know how many guys are enrolled in that?

none right now, there isnt a program yet
I just assumed it was taking the guys who already do the contract killing and establishing new criteria for guys to enroll in that. So would there be two separate programs or did the other one go away?
Title: Re: SB5320 Hound Pursuit season
Post by: trophyhunt on January 31, 2019, 05:23:18 PM: I know a guy who runs cats for wdfw, he told me a few weeks ago this was going to happen. Not just anyone will be able to run their dogs is the impression I got.
Title: Re: SB5320 Hound Pursuit season
Post by: HighCountryHunter88 on January 31, 2019, 06:29:26 PM: This will allow people who are qualified, meaning can pass background check and have capable dogs, ect to train thier dogs in our state to make them capable for use in depredations and studies that require the use of dogs
Title: Re: SB5320 Hound Pursuit season
Post by: HighCountryHunter88 on January 31, 2019, 06:35:54 PM: It allows wdfw to designate an agent of the state, basically the same program Oregon has