HB 201: ADD SPECIES TO GAME FISH

An Act Relating To Fishing; Amending A Section Of Chapter 17 Nmsa 1978 To Add Tilapia And Striped Bass To Game Fish.

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ADD SPECIES TO GAME FISH

Legislative URL:

HB 201 on nmlegis.gov

Emergency Clause:

No

Germane:

N/A

Location:

Signed

Action:

[3] HAWC [9] DP [14] PASSED/H (62-1) [15] SCONC/SPAC-SCONC [30] DP-SPAC [39] DP [41] PASSED/S (40-0) SGND BY GOV (Apr. 3) Ch. 26.

Issue(s):

Animals & Wildlife

Related Legislators

Bill Sponsor:

Alonzo Baldonado

Related Documents

Downloads:

Introduced
HAWC Committee Report
Final House Vote
SCONC Committee Report
SPAC Committee Report
Final Senate Vote
Fiscal Impact Report
Final Version

Summary

The State Game Commission regulates the taking and killing of protected game animals, birds and fish.

This bill amends Section 17-2-3 NMSA 1978 by adding the genus Oreochromis (tilapia) and the family Moronidae (striped bass, hybrid striped bass, white bass and others) to the list of protected game fish.

A possible benefit of this bill might be protection of tilapia and striped bass from overfishing in New Mexico.