[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 378 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 378

  Recognizing the vital importance of hunting as a legitimate tool of 
                     wildlife resource management.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 1999

 Mr. Green of Wisconsin submitted the following resolution; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the vital importance of hunting as a legitimate tool of 
                     wildlife resource management.

Whereas past predatory animal populations served to check the population of 
        nonpredatory species;
Whereas through habitat reduction and other means, humans have played a role in 
        the decline in the population of predatory animals;
Whereas nonpredatory species experience prolonged starvation and devastating 
        disease due to overpopulation;
Whereas hunting helps balance the population of nonpredatory species;
Whereas hunters have a strong commitment to the overall health of wildlife and 
        to the broader public's enjoyment of our natural resources;
Whereas hunters have contributed a majority of the financial resources for 
        wildlife preservation through Federal and State revenues generated from 
        hunting licenses and stamps;
Whereas these revenues are used to create and preserve habitat for game, non-
        game, and endangered animal species; and
Whereas these revenues are also used to regulate and effectively protect the 
        populations of these animals: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes hunting as a legitimate and necessary tool 
        of wildlife resource management;
            (2) affirms the vital importance of lawful hunting, 
        regulated by the various State departments in charge of natural 
        resources and the United States Department of the Interior, in 
        maintaining healthy populations of wildlife;
            (3) declares, as a matter of principle, that no Federal law 
        should be passed limiting the taking and consumptive use of 
        wildlife, other than those reasonable laws to ensure the safety 
        of hunters and the continued perpetuation of wildlife itself; 
        and
            (4) acknowledges exceptions to paragraph (3), including 
        laws designed to--
                    (A) protect species that are in danger of 
                extinction;
                    (B) protect species which are not traditionally 
                considered as game or suitable for consumptive use; and
                    (C) ensure hunting is carried out in a 
                sportsmanlike manner.
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