FINAL BILL REPORT

                 EHB 2061

                          C 85 L 93

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Changing hunter education provisions.

By Representatives Chappell and King.

House Committee on Fisheries & Wildlife

Senate Committee on Natural Resources

Background:  State law requires anyone under 18 years of age who purchases a hunting license from the Department of Wildlife to complete a hunter safety education course of at least six hours.  A rule adopted by the department requires that the course be at least 10 hours.  In 1992, between 10,000 and 11,000 individuals completed the course.

Summary:  The minimum number of hours of hunter safety education required by statute to qualify for a license is changed from six to 10 hours.  Anyone born after January 1, 1972, who purchases a hunting license for the first time after January 1, 1995, from the Department of Wildlife must have completed the hunter safety education course or an approved course offered by another state.

Votes on Final Passage:

House  96 0

Senate 41 1

Effective:  July 25, 1993