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2021 ISSUE BRIEFS Congressional Sportsmen’S Foundation States Program Team 2021 ISSUE BRIEFS Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation States Program Team 1 Table of Contents Letter from Executive Council President........................................................................................................5 Access and Opportunity ............................................................................................................................. 6 Airguns & Arrow Shooting Airguns ......................................................................................................... 77 Considering Recreational Angling Access in Transportation Projects .....................................................9 Crossbows ................................................................................................................................................11 Discharge Distance Restrictions ............................................................................................................. 13 Federal Land Hunting & Angling Access ............................................................................................... 15 Freshwater Angling Access .................................................................................................................... 18 Marine Reserves and Marine Protected Areas ........................................................................................ 20 National Monuments ............................................................................................................................... 22 No-Net-Loss ............................................................................................................................................ 24 Off Highway Vehicles (OHV) ................................................................................................................ 26 Public Access to Private Lands ............................................................................................................... 29 Sunday Hunting Restrictions .................................................................................................................. 32 30x30: Recognizing Sportsmen's Contribution to Conservation..............................................................35 Conservation .............................................................................................................................................. 38 Active Forest Management ..................................................................................................................... 39 American System of Conservation Funding ........................................................................................... 41 Catch Shares............................................................................................................................................ 43 Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) ........................................................................................................... 45 Conservation Sales Tax ........................................................................................................................... 48 Conservation Tax Incentives ................................................................................................................... 50 Dedicated Lottery Funds for Conservation ............................................................................................. 52 Dedicated Sales Tax on Outdoor Gear .................................................................................................... 55 Federal Land Habitat Management ......................................................................................................... 57 Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Management ............................................................................................ 59 Hunting & Fishing License E-Commerce ............................................................................................... 62 White-tailed Deer Management – Hunting as a Preferred Management Tool ........................................ 64 Increased Penalties for Poaching and Incentivizing the Reporting of Fish and Wildlife Violations ...... 67 Interstate Wildlife Violators Compact .................................................................................................... 69 Invasive Species ...................................................................................................................................... 70 Management Authority over Farmed Cervids ........................................................................................ 72 Modern Restraining Animal Traps ......................................................................................................... 75 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) ............................................... 77 North American Model of Wildlife Conservation .................................................................................. 79 2 Outdoor Sporting Goods Tax Holiday .................................................................................................... 82 Resources for Managing Feral Swine ..................................................................................................... 84 State Agency Authority to Set License, Permit, and Tag Fees ............................................................... 88 State Fish and Wildlife Management Authority ..................................................................................... 90 Protecting and Promoting Our Sportsmen’s Heritage .......................................................................... 93 Animal “Personhood” ............................................................................................................................. 94 Animal Rights Intrusion into Public Institutions .................................................................................... 96 Anti-Hunters Pushing for Seats on Game Commissions ........................................................................ 98 “Big 5” Trophy Importation Bans ......................................................................................................... 100 Firearm Suppressors .............................................................................................................................. 104 Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act (FIND Act) ......................................................................... 107 Firearms Preemption ............................................................................................................................. 109 Game Meat Donation Liability Exemption ........................................................................................... 111 Game Meat Donation Programs ............................................................................................................ 113 Handgun Carry While Archery Hunting ............................................................................................... 115 Hunting with Dogs ................................................................................................................................ 117 Ivory Bans ............................................................................................................................................. 119 Knife Ban Repeal .................................................................................................................................. 121 Knife Law Preemption .......................................................................................................................... 124 Lead Ammunition and Fishing Tackle Bans ......................................................................................... 127 Microstamping ...................................................................................................................................... 131 Modern Sporting Rifle .......................................................................................................................... 133 National Hunting and Fishing Day ....................................................................................................... 135 National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) ............................................................. 137 Predator Hunting/ Tournament Bans .................................................................................................... 139 Protecting Our Second Amendment Rights During Times of Emergency ........................................... 142 Protecting Our Outdoor Sporting Heritage During Times of Emergency ............................................ 145 Protecting Personal Information on Hunting and Fishing Licenses from Public Records Requests .... 148 Range Protection ................................................................................................................................... 150 Recreational Shooting ........................................................................................................................... 153 Right to Hunt, Fish, and Harvest Wildlife ............................................................................................ 155 Soft Bait Bans ....................................................................................................................................... 157 Standard Capacity Magazines ............................................................................................................... 159 Substandard Kennels
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