BHB/7/15
Sponsored by Evan Fields, Jack Rappe of West High School
This legislation was filed in the Environment and Conservation category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
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| 3 | Section 1: Terms in this act will be defined as follows: |
| 4 | a. Wild Hogs: Hogs that populate Tennessee outside of domestication causing damage to the |
| 5 | Tennessee ecosystem and economic productivity |
| 6 | b. Tennessee Hunter Safety Course: It is designed to help new hunters of all ages to become safe |
| 7 | and responsible individuals of the hunting community |
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| 9 | Section 2: An additional section will be added to the Official Tennessee Hunter’s Safety Course |
| 10 | informing potential hunters on the dangers that wild hogs pose to Tennessee’s ecosystem and |
| 11 | steps that can be taken to reduce the population. |
| 12 | a. This additional course will contain statistics on environmental and fiscal damage caused by the |
| 13 | spread of wild boars throughout Tennessee, as well as hunting regulations and preventative |
| 14 | measures that can be taken to control the population. |
| 15 | b. This additional course will be implemented in both the online and in-person Hunter Safety |
| 16 | Course, in Unit 9: Understanding Wildlife, between Topic 3: Wildlife Identification and Topic 4: |
| 17 | Summary. |
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| 19 | Section 3: This act will have minimal fiscal cost for the State of Tennessee, as the Tennessee |
| 20 | Hunter Safety Course is already implemented and taught. Any possible cost will be paid for |
| 21 | through the Law Enforcement budget under TWRA. |
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| 23 | Section 4: All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
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| 25 | Section 5: This act shall take effect upon passage, the public welfare requiring it. |
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