02/15/2006 08:30 AM Senate JUDICIARY

              HB 107-HUNTING/FISHING INTERFERENCE                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
9:01:41 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  RALPH SEEKINS  recognized  Representative  Jay Ramras  and                                                               
announced CSHB 107(FIN) to be up for consideration.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
MR.  JIM POUND,  Staff to  Representative Ramras,  introduced the                                                               
bill and  advised the committee that  his intent this day  was to                                                               
follow  up on  a request  by the  committee for  a definition  of                                                               
"physically interfering."                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:05:07 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR SEEKINS announced that all  committee members had a copy of                                                               
the   Legislative  Legal   Services   memorandum  regarding   the                                                               
definition.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MR. POUND  explained that "physically interfering"  was a concern                                                               
that Senator  Guess brought up  regarding people who  were combat                                                               
fishing. She was concerned that people  would be able to sue each                                                               
other for  perceived infractions,  specifically if a  person were                                                               
to accidentally  cause another  person to lose  a fish  that they                                                               
had hooked.  He said the bill  relates to cutting trap  lines and                                                               
it  would have  no  effect on  sport fishing.  In  response to  a                                                               
suggestion  he received,  he said  the committee  should add  the                                                               
word "with" on page 2 line 4.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
9:06:49 AM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GENE  THERRIAULT moved Amendment 1.  Section 1, Paragraph                                                               
3, add  the word "with"  after "physically  interfering." Hearing                                                               
no objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  CHARLIE HUGGINS  asked  whether  the question  regarding                                                               
commercial fishing was resolved.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  HOLLIS  FRENCH  said  his  staff  contacted  the  United                                                               
Fishermen of  Alaska (UFA) and  they were not concerned  with the                                                               
bill.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SEEKINS closed public testimony.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  GRETCHEN GUESS  moved SCS  CSHB 107(JUD)  from committee                                                               
with individual  recommendations and attached zero  fiscal notes.                                                               
Hearing no objections, the motion carried.