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| SPONSOR: | Altamirano | DATE TYPED: | 2/2/00 | HB | |||
| SHORT TITLE: | Study Wildlife Violator Compact | SB | SJM 16 | ||||
| ANALYST: | Valenzuela | ||||||
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(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to HJM50
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Department of Game and Fish (DGF)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Joint Memorial 16 requests an interim legislative committee to study the opportunity for New Mexico to join the Wildlife Violator Compact, which is an agreement between western states for cooperation to apprehend and prosecute wildlife criminals.
Significant Issues
The national association of fish and wildlife agencies created the Wildlife Violator Compact to address a serious problem in game management, i.e., the lack of communication between states on illegal hunting. Ten states have joined the compact, including all of New Mexico's neighboring states with the exception of Texas. The compact establishes policies and procedures enabling states to share information on licensees who have had their licenses revoked in other states for wildlife crimes.
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