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Michigan’s new hunting rules to combat chronic wasting disease include:
Idaho passed a trespass law H0658 (2018 | ID) that ended a requirement that large tracks of land in the backcountry post no tresspass signs before a person can be charged with trespassing.
Law enforcement and its coalitionsays the new tresspass law endangers hunter and fishers by:
Which state has this ballot proposition? Colorado Inititative 108 (2018)
What groups are backing the initiative? Colorado Farm Bureau & Oil and Gas Industry
What does the ballot proposition do? Switches compensation calculation to a fair market value standard
The opposition: Cities, Counties
Opposition Says the proposition will:
Republicans in North Carolina, where Republicans control a super majority in each chamber of the Legislature passed on an eminent domain proposition in favor of a right to hunt and fish ballot proposition.
The Hill | North Carolina GOP seeks to remake state Constitution; Dems see power grab
The anatomy of reservoir building in Florida:
The reservoir project: a massive 60,000-acre shallow reservoir to stop dirty water in Lake Okeechobee from polluting the coasts and revive South Florida’s wilting marshes
The opposition: Sugar farmers who refused to sell
The legislative action: Deny the use of eminent domain to complete the reservoir
Miami Herald | Vast reservoir is key to state Everglades plan. Federal concerns could derail it.
State: Pennsylvania
Legislation: HB 2468 (2018 | PA)
How does HB 2468 (2018 | PA) make it harder to use eminent domain on open space?
Author’s Press Release on HB 2568 (2018 | PA)
Main Line Times | Kampf proposes law to make use of eminent domain on open space land more difficult
Colorado Farm Bureau is proposing Initiative 108 that will amend the Colorado Constitution to:
What is the catalyst? tightening of setbacks on oil and gas development from fracking proliferation
How does the tightening of oil and gas setbacks impact farmers? Setbacks essentially eliminate oil and natural gas development & farmers rely on royalty checks
Where: Farmington, Utah
How did the city council in Farmington Utah protect a 6th generation farm? By designating the farm an Agricultural Protection Area
What protections does an Agricultural Protection Area offer?
can the designation be renewed? Yes.
Why is…
Background: Nebraksa legislature passed a bill that would repeal a county’s ability to eradicate black-tailed prairie dogs on private property
Supporters of the Bill Call for Private Proeprty Rights: Repealing a county’s aility to eradicate the black-tailed prairie dog on private property is important because this law “infringes on property rights and harms native animals.”
The Veto is supported by this pro-private property rights statement: “fails to protect individual property rights from…
Texas Attorney General Opinion Request: RQ-0219-KP
Requestor: Lyle Larson
Question the Attorney General Office is to answer: Does Chapter 75, Title 4 ofthe Civil Practice and Remedies Code apply to private property owners on whose property agro-tourism related private aircraft lands?