HB 370 -- Family Farm Property Rights Protection Act of 2007

Sponsor:  Fisher

This bill establishes the Family Farm Property Rights Protection
Act of 2007 which prohibits state agencies from:

(1)  Restricting landowners' and farmers' rights to own, breed,
transport, sell, and market by hunting with firearms certain
captive-reared gamebirds and waterfowl;

(2)  Restricting landowners' and farmers' rights to allow
pheasants, quail, chukars, exotic partridges, and properly marked
captive-reared mallard ducks to freely range on their land and
bodies of water located on their land;

(3)  Requiring landowners and farmers to confine pheasants,
quail, chukars, exotic partridges, and properly marked captive-
reared mallard ducks past six weeks of age; and

(4)  Promulgating rules more restrictive than federal laws and
regulations for captive-reared mallard ducks under the Migratory
Bird Treaty Act.

The Department of Agriculture is allowed to temporarily
quarantine captive-reared gamebirds and waterfowl in case of an
animal health emergency.  Landowners and farmers are required to
obtain all required permits from the appropriate agencies before
they own, breed, transport, sell, and hunt captive-reared
gamebirds and waterfowl.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:18 am