SCS/HB 260 - Currently, any person pursuing, taking, killing, possessing, or disposing of wildlife illegally is guilty of a misdemeanor. Under this act, any person found guilty of chasing, pursuing, killing, processing, or disposing of a wild turkey, paddlefish, an antlered white-tailed deer, excluding does, black bear, or elk illegally may also be required to provide restitution to the state as set forth in the act. Such restitution collected shall be transferred to the State School Moneys Fund and distributed to public schools. This act is similar to SB 356 (2019), HCS/HB 1873 (2018), SB 761 (2018), SB 241 (2017), HB 46 (2017), HB 250 (2017), HB 282 (2017), and HB 1971 (2016). JAMIE ANDREWS
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