House Ag & Natural Resources

There are 35 Legislative Days scheduled for the 2008 session. Standing Legislative Committees meet in regularly scheduled sessions during the morning hours of each Legislative Day. Some committees will hold special evening meetings. The House Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday and Thursday at 7:45am in room 468 of the Capitol.

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HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES 3rd Legislative Day 01/11/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1008 - authorize an increase in the livestock ownership inspection fee. HB 1009 - revise certain provisions related to the registration of cancelled livestock character brands. 5th Legislative Day 01/16/2007 Complete Meeting 7th Legislative Day 01/18/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1017 - make an appropriation from the coordinated soil and water conservation fund to the State Conservation Commission. HB 1018 - make an appropriation for the control and suppression of pine beetles in Custer State Park. HB 1020 - permit the South Dakota Department of Agriculture to contract with individual firefighters and support personnel. HB 1074 - make an appropriation for the support of the state fair. 10th Legislative Day 01/23/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1112 - revise certain provisions regarding the transportation of fur-bearing animals. HB 1019 - rename the rodent and reptile control fund and to validate the Department of Agriculture's authority to sell rodent control products. HB 1021 - add additional species to those which may be hunted without a license by residents on their own land. HB 1022 - revise the definition of bait. HB 1023 - revise certain provisions concerning the definition of big game and the possession, transportation, and sale of big game meat and animal parts. HB 1024 - revise certain provisions regarding application for game and fish licenses and preference points. 12th Legislative Day 01/25/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1025 - revise certain provisions relating to the definition of predator/varmint and predator/varmint licenses. HB 1026 - classify certain bird species as unprotected. SB 21 - revise certain requirements for the siting of energy facilities. HB 1136 - allow certain disabled bow hunters to use special equipment to operate the bow. 15th Legislative Day 01/30/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1026 - classify certain bird species as unprotected. HB 1148 - restrict the entry of conservation officers onto certain private land without permission. 17th Legislative Day 02/01/2007 Complete Meeting SB 7 - establish certain fees to provide for air quality permitting, inspecting, and compliance services to ethanol production plants. HB 1026 - classify certain bird species as unprotected. HB 1259 - revise certain provisions related to complaints of encroachment by prairie dogs on private land. HB 1179 - revise the penalty for certain big game hunting violations. HB 1235 - authorize the trapping and hunting of certain furbearing animals by nonresidents. HB 1235 - authorize the trapping and hunting of certain furbearing animals by nonresidents. 20th Legislative Day 02/06/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1199 - revise certain provisions related to the animal identification program. HB 1177 - provide for the issuance of landowner-sponsored big game hunting licenses. 22nd Legislative Day 02/08/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1225 - revise the title of the coordinated soil and water conservation fund and coordinated soil and water conservation plan. HB 1299 - authorize the issuance of lifetime hunting and fishing licenses. HB 1305 - revise certain age requirements related to hunting and hunting licenses. HB 1178 - provide for the issuance of special nonresident duck hunting licenses for use in certain counties. 25th Legislative Day 02/13/2007 Complete Meeting SB 138 - place restrictions on the use of certain animal traps. SB 9 - require water pollution control permits for certain concentrated animal feeding operations. HB 1299 - authorize the issuance of lifetime hunting and fishing licenses. 27th Legislative Day 02/15/2007 Complete Meeting SB 9 - require water pollution control permits for certain concentrated animal feeding operations. SB 8 - regulate natural gas produced with water unless the gas is used for personal purposes. 30th Legislative Day 02/22/2007 Complete Meeting SB 103 - provide for the appointment of members of the Brand Board by district. SB 79 - revise the boundaries of the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District, to authorize the continuation of activities by certain business affected by the boundary change, and to prohibit the discharge of fireworks within a zone adjacent to the district. 33rd Legislative Day 02/27/2007 Complete Meeting SB 128 - revise certain provisions related to the Soybean Research and Promotion Council. 35th Legislative Day 03/01/2007 Complete Meeting

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