Natural Resources - Hunting - Tundra Swans
Sponsor: Kevin B. Hornberger (District 35B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Hunting and FishingStatus: Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish an annual tundra swan hunting season if authorized by federal law; requiring the Department to request that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service authorize an annual tundra swan hunting season in the State and provide the Department with a certain number of permits to take tundra swan annually; and requiring the Department to distribute tundra swan permits annually using a lottery-based system and to charge a certain permit application fee under certain circumstances.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableUNF 10Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Leager, Kaleigh | Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation | Oral |
| FAV | Hornberger, Kevin | Delegate Kevin Hornberger | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baird, Cyrus | Delta Waterfowl Foundation | Oral |
| FAV | miles, williamlobbyist | self employed | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Hornberger, Delegate Hornbergerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Humane Society of the United States | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Schwarz, Kurt | Maryland Ornithological Society | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Radov, Lisa | Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Daniel, Kathy | NA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fine, Maureen | Salutation | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Moore, Molly | Southern Maryland Audubon Society | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Anderson, John | self | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bierer-Garrett, Lisa | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Braun, David | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Colangelo, Diana | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVmiles, williamself employedRegistered for: Association of Forest Industries, Inc.; Herschell Claggett, Jr.; Hunters of Maryland; Goose Chase Farm, LLC…
UNFBevan-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