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SB 320

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Natural Resources - Wildlife Advisory Commission - Membership

Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (District 10)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 492 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing the membership of the Wildlife Advisory Commission; requiring the Governor to appoint a member to the Wildlife Advisory Commission who is an academic researcher with expertise in wildlife biology, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, or ecology; and requiring the membership of the Commission to include representation from the hunting, wildlife preservation, and passive wildlife recreation communities.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferlobbyistHumane Society of the United StatesWritten (PDF)
FAVFullerton, KimberlyMaryland State Bar Association - Animal Law SectionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRadov, LisaMaryland Votes for Animals, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVBoyles Griffin, StephanieThe Humane Society of the United StatesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCorigliano, KateIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKerr, CaitIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVParsa, CarolynIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Brooks, Senator BrookslegislatorIndividualOral
UNFFink, NeldaIndividualPosition only
FWASeigler, JaneMaryland Horse CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FWABrooks, BenjaminIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals