HB 863

Did not advance

Natural Resources – Organized Killing Contests – Restrictions

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Hunting and FishingStatus: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from sponsoring, conducting, or participating in organized contests that have the objective of killing certain wildlife for prizes or monetary awards; providing the Act may not be construed to prohibit a landowner, an agent, or a lessee from hunting certain mammals on property of the landowner under certain circumstances; and establishing certain penalties.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Dylewsky, Kate	Animal Welfare Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fullerton, Kim	MSBA Animal Law Section	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Crosby, Harriet	Project Coyote	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fritz, Jill	The Humane Society of the United States	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	fritz, jill	hsus	Position only
FAV	hovermale, emilylobbyist	hsus	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	dodman, dr. nick	hsvma	Position only
FAV	radov, lisa	mva	Position only
FAV	crosby, harriett	project coyote	Position only
FAV	Crosby, Harriett	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	hadidian, john	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Zembower, Jerry	Allegany Garrett Sportsmen Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	miller, christopher	Garrett County Farmer	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Michael, Joseph	Maryland Association of Wildlife Consevation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ferguson, colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
UNF	Nash, Melissa	Tri-State Coonhunters Assoc & Bluetick Breeders and Coonhunters Assoc	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fleming, A.J.	Western Marland QDMA and MD Tri County QDM Co-op	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	michael, joseph	maryland association for wildlife conservation	Position only
UNF	Novotny, Katie	Individual	Position only
INFO	Mckitrick, James	Department of Natural Resource	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Allegany Garrett Sportsmen AssociationUNF 1

Animal Welfare InstituteFAV 1

Department of Natural ResourceINFO 1

Garrett County FarmerUNF 1

hsusFAV 2

hsvmaFAV 1

maryland association for wildlife conservationUNF 1

Maryland Association of Wildlife ConsevationUNF 1

Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1

MSBA Animal Law SectionFAV 1

mvaFAV 1

project coyoteFAV 1

Project CoyoteFAV 1

The Humane Society of the United StatesFAV 1

Tri-State Coonhunters Assoc & Bluetick Breeders and Coonhunters AssocUNF 1

Western Marland QDMA and MD Tri County QDM Co-opUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVhovermale, emilyhsusRegistered for: Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership