Month: July, 2017
Friday, July 28, 2017
Brought to you by SDWF Camo-Coalition
Legislative Daily Update : Day 37 of 38
We were up there today, watching to the end.....I think we had a very good year! I want to thank Dave Nauman for his dedicated help and guidance daily!
I also want to thank each and everyone of you.....Without you we would not be the force we are....THANK YOU!!! Please look for future help we may need in the GFP Commission and again next year in the next Legislative Session!
THANK YOU ALL WE DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!
HB = House Bill SB = Senate Bill
SDWF comments on the Bill
Location of Bill and scheduled hearing of Bill
Link to actual Bill
House Bills:
Senate Bills:
Finalizations:
HJR 1001 Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to Article XXI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota relating to hunting, fishing, trapping. SDWF is in favor of this HJR and we are looking forward to helping it pass and it being on our next ballot. House State Affairs passed to 41st day (DEAD)
HB 1094 Provides for transferring certain landowner hunting licenses. SDWF will oppose, the current lottery system guarantees anyone who applies for a hunting lic. has the equal opportunity to get one. It is not based on your economic ability to pay for a license to hunt the public's wildlife. 1-31-2017, Dies on House floor 16 yeas to 52 nays with 2 excused. (DEAD)
HB 1095 Revises certain provision regarding resident fishing possession limits. Amended to very strict bill. Passed House Passed Senate To Gov.
HB 1138 Revises certain provisions regarding lands owned by GFP. SDWF is opposed. GFP needs to remain as the landowner so they can pay propert taxes yearly of $1.3 million to Counties.
House Ag. Passed to 41st day. (DEAD)
HB 1150 Provides for the issuance of certain hunting licenses to non-resident military veterans at the resident rate. SDWF is monitoring. Passed House To Senate Appropriations Tabled 7-2 (DEAD)
HB 1168 revises certain provisions regarding non-resident waterfowl lic. SDWF opposes it effectively doubles the hunting days that would actually be hunted. Turns 1 10 day license into 2 5 day lic.
House voted to kill (DEAD)
HB 1177 Accommodate legislation regarding certain big game depredation. SDWF is monitoring very closely. House ag. Tabled requested by sponsor (DEAD)
SB 66 Specifically classify certain agricultural land as riparian buffer strips, to establish the criteria for the riparian buffer strip classification, and to provide for the taxation thereof. SDWF supports this and thinks it is a important first step in helping clean SD waters. Passed Senate passed House To Gov. for his signature.
SB 114 Make an appropriation to GFP to provide for the purchase and land exchange of properties held by the Office of School and Public Lands and declare an emergency SDWF is reviewing. Was Tabled (DEAD)
SB 123 Revises the area where certain nonresident waterfowl licences can be used. SDWF will oppose it if passed it will add Spink Co. to the limited area that non-resident waterfowl hunters can hunt. This is just another expansion where the non-resident waterfowl hunters can go. Passed Senate, Passed House To the Gov.
SB 130 Revises provisions regarding the amount licensing agents may collect on the sale of certain license for GFP. SDWF will monitor. Passed Senate House Ag, Amended and passed to full House
SB 133 Accommodates legislation regarding the Missouri River. SDWF is monitoring the Bill contains nothing but a title for some other related use yet to come. Passed Senate Ag. Tabled (DEAD)
SB 139 Provide the permitting of waterfowl outfitters, and to dedicate fees and surcharges paid by waterfowl outfitters for use on certain game production areas. SDWF is opposed Senate will hoghouse and if passed will create 3000 new nonresident 3 day waterfowl lic. good on private land only. Senate defeated it 16 yeas to 19 nays
Categories: 2017 Legislative BillsSaturday, July 15, 2017
Aberdeen Legislative Cracker Barrels
February 4th - 10:00am to 12:00 noon
February 11th - 10:00am to 12:00 noon
February 25th - 10:00am to 12:00 noon
March 4th - 10:00am to 12:00 noon
Centennial Rooms of Northern State University
Alexandria Legislative Cracker Barrel
February 4th 10 am
Community Library
Avon Legislative Cracker Barrel ,
February 25 9:00 am
Location TBD
Belle Fourche Legislative Cracker Barrels
January 21st - 1pm to 3pm
American West Steakhouse
1807 5th Ave, Belle Forche
February 4th - 1pm to 3pm
Belle Fourche Country Club
10941 SD Highway 34, Belle Fourche
Brandon Legislative Cracker Barrel (Coffee)
Feb. 25, 2016 - 9AM
3008 East Aspen Blvd.
Canton Legislative Cracker Barrel (Coffee)
Feb 4th, 10am - noon
Chamberlain Legislative Cracker Barrel
February 11th - 1 pm
Chamberlain Community Center
Custer Legislative Cracker Barrel
Feb 4th, 2:30 pm -4:30 pm
Custer Senior Center
Gregory Legislative Cracker Barrel
February 11, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Gregory Lanes
Highmore Legislative Cracker Barrel
February 25th, 10 am
Hyde County Memorial Auditorium
Hill City Legislative Cracker Barrel
Feb 4th, noon
Little White Church
Huron Legislative Cracker Barrels (Coffee)
January 23rd - 9:00am
February 4th - 9:00am
February 25th - 9:00am
City Hall Commission Room
Kimball Legislative Cracker Barrel
February 11th for 9am
Kimball Firehall
Lake Andes Legislative Cracker Barrel ,
February 25, 1:30 pm
Location TBD
Madison Legislative Cracker Barrel (Coffee)
Legislative Preview - January 4th - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Madison High School Auditorium
Mitchell Legislative Cracker Barrels (Coffee)<data-blogger-escaped-o:p></data-blogger-escaped-o:p>
January 27th - 12:00 noon
February 17th - 12:00 noon
City Council Chambers
Newell Legislative Cracker Barrel
February 11th - 10 am
Newell City Hall
Onida Legislative Cracker Barrel
Friday, February 17th, 10 am
Sully Buttes High School Study Hall
Piedmont (Foothills Area) Legislative Cracker Barrel
February 11th - 2:00pm to 4:30pm
American Legion
Legislators from districts 29 & 33 were invited
Platte Legislative Cracker Barrel
February 11, 1:00 p.m.
at Pizza Ranch.
Pierre Legislative Cracker Barrels
January 21st - 9:00am to 10:30 am (CST)
Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce Community Room
Rapid City Legislative Cracker Barrels
January 21st - 9:00am to 11:00am
February 4th - 9:00am to 11:00am
February 25th - 9:00am to 11:00am
March 4th - 9:00am to 11:00am
THE 4 above CBs are at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, New Classroom Bldg. Rapid City
The Rapid City Chamber will be insisting that questions be written down - you can no longer ask your own question, so you may wish to write it in advance.
--
February 18th - 9:00am to 11:30am
The 2/18/17 Cracker Barrel is at Outdoor Campus West, Rapid City
The first hour of Q & A prioritizes natural resource type questions (interpreted very broadly)
and second hour has no restriction of legislative question topic.
Legislators from districts 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34 and 35 were invited.
Redfield Legislative Cracker Barrel (Coffee)
February 20th - 2:00pm
Historic CNW Train Depot
Sioux Falls Legislative Coffees
DATE & LOCATION CORRECTION
February 6th - 10:00am
February 20th - 10:00am
February 27th - 10:00am
Ramada Hotel & Suites (north side of building)
Sisseton Legislative Cracker Barrel (Coffee)
January 21st
Sisseton High School
Spearfish Legislative Cracker Barrels
DATE CORRECTION
- 9:00-10:00 am
January 28th
High Plains Western Heritage Center, 825 Heritage Dr, Spearfish, SD
February 25th, 2017
BHSU Joy Center
Sturgis Legislative Cracker Barrels
NOTE CHANGE OF TIME
January 21st - 8:30-10:00 am
February 4th - 9:30-10:00 am
County Office Building, Erskine Building
Union Center LegislativeCracker Barrel
Feb 19th - 2 pm
Bull Creek Restaurant - Union Center,
Vermillion Legislative Cracker Barrel (Coffee)
January 28th - 9:00am to 11:00am
March 4th -9:00am to 11:00am
Categories: Cracker Barrel