FIRST REGULAR SESSION

[P E R F E C T E D]

SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 237

92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 Reported from the Committee on Economic Development, Tourism and Local Government, March 3, 2003, with recommendation that the Senate Committee Substitute do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.

Senate Committee Substitute adopted March 17, 2003.



Taken up March 17, 2003. Read 3rd time and placed upon its final passage; bill passed.



TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.

0902S.02P

AN ACT

To amend chapter 252, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to fishing contests.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:

Section A. Chapter 252, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 252.250, to read as follows:

252.250. Any person, corporation, or other entity may sponsor or conduct a fishing contest on any lake without obtaining a permit or other authorization from the department of conservation if:

(1) The contest is part of a multi-state fishing contest or sweepstakes;

(2) There is only one tagged fish with a value not less than one thousand dollars or more than one million dollars per lake participating in the multistate contest;

(3) The tagged fish is tagged by a representative of the sponsor of the contest or sweepstakes in the presence of a representative from the department of conservation;

(4) A fishing license is required in order to participate;

(5) There is no fee or other consideration required to enter or participate in the contest or sweepstakes; and

(6) The contest has a duration of less than thirty days.

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