Plain English Breakdown
The official status shows the bill passed the legislature and reached final enrollment, but no effective date is listed in the metadata.
AB-1038: Rules for Using Dogs with Bears
This law requires officials to create specific times when people can use dogs to chase bears without hurting them, and later allows using dogs during bear hunting seasons if a management plan is updated.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Fish and Game Commission to set up special seasons for letting dogs pursue bears only if no one injures or kills the bear while it happens.
- Authorizes using dogs during regular bear hunting seasons after the Department of Fish and Wildlife finishes updating its Bear Management Plan.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Fish and Game Commission
- People who want to let their dogs chase bears
Terms To Know
- Fish and Game Commission
- The state group that makes rules about hunting, fishing, and wildlife.
- Depredation permit
- A special permission to use dogs on bears when they are causing damage or danger under existing law.
Limits and Unknowns
- The rule about using dogs during regular hunting seasons only starts after the Department of Fish and Wildlife finishes updating its Bear Management Plan.
- The bill does not say exactly when these new seasons will begin or end.
- The specific areas where people can use dogs are decided later by the commission.