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Amend the bill in section 1 in §11108-B in subsection 1 by striking out all of the first 2 lines (page 1, lines 5 and 6 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘1. Youth hunter supervisor required.   A holder of an apprentice hunter license may not hunt other than in the presence of an adulta youth hunter supervisor.’
Amend the bill in section 1 in §11108-B by striking out all of subsection 1-A (page 1, lines 13 to 19 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘1-A. Definitions.   As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
 
A.  "Adult supervisor" means a person who is 18 years of age or older and holds a valid adult hunting license under this subchapter.
 
B. "In the presence of" means in visual and voice contact without the use of visual or audio enhancement devices, including but not limited to binoculars and citizen band radios.
 
C. "Youth hunter supervisor" means a person who is 18 years of age or older and holds a valid adult hunting license under this subchapter.’
Amend the bill in section 1 in §11108-B in subsection 2 by striking out all of the first 7 lines (page 1, lines 20 to 26 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘2. Youth hunter supervisor responsibility.  An adultA youth hunter supervisor must have held a valid hunting license for the prior 3 consecutive years to be qualified to supervise a holder of an apprentice hunter license. An adultA youth hunter supervisor shall ensure that the holder of an apprentice hunter license follows safe and ethical hunting protocol and adheres to the laws under this Part. An adultA youth hunter supervisor may not intentionally permit a person hunting under an apprentice hunter license with that adultyouth hunter supervisor to violate subsection 1.’
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3.
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment:
1. Changes the term for the person supervising an apprentice hunter to "youth hunter supervisor"; and
2. Removes the portion of the bill that repeals the provision of law requiring the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to designate locations where the guide license examination is to be held and to hold the examination in one of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife regions if at least 10 applicants reside in that region.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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