Petition updateProhibit Wildlife Killing Contests in MinnesotaShould Minnesota adopt the California rules for wildlife-killing contests?
Scott SlocumWhite Bear Lake, MN, United States
3 Mar 2016
California is the first State in the U.S. to significantly regulate wildlife-killing contests (WKC). In California, in the 1980s, a $499 limit was put on prizes for contests targeting "game" animals; and in 2014, prizes in contests targeting "furbearers" or "nongame animals" were prohibited. Minnesota could adopt regulations like this. They wouldn't be exactly the same, because wildlife are categorized slightly differently in Minnesota; but the regulations regarding "game" and "nongame" animals could be adopted directly from the California model. For example, Minnesota could put a $499 limit on prizes for a "big buck" contest, but prohibit prizes in all coyote-hunting contests. Or put a different variation on it. What do you think Petition signers, MN voters, MN DNR, MN Governor's Office, and MN Legislature? The California regulations are summarized in the blog below (click on the CA FGC thumbnail):
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