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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	SJC		DATE TYPED:	02/18/03		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Shooting Artificial Game or Birds				SB	59/SJCS
					ANALYST:		Valenzuela

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY03	FY04	FY03	FY04
			Minimal

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

The Senate Judiciary Committee substitute for Senate Bill 59 more explicitly defines the acts that would be prohibited, the bill would make illegal the shooting of artificial or simulated game animals or birds. The bill ties the penalty for this offense to the current statutory penalty associated to the type of game animal taken.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Enactment of the bill would likely have a minor revenue impact. The game and fish department estimates that it could increase the number of citations written from 50 to 100.

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