Originally Posted By: Lucky Louie
Originally Posted By: Lucky Louie
Does anybody know how many tribal governments there are with federally recognized hunting rights?


Could be up to 29 sovereign nations dictating, through legislation, a meeting with the governor within 30 days after a request.

From one meeting per year now, to 29 possible requests per month = a possible 348 meetings per year sounds like opening Pandora's box in this poorly thought out bill.


Another angle in looking at this is that the proposed new language gives the requesting tribe the power to demand that the (entire? Chair??) Commission attend in person in lieu of designating the Director as their representative:

" The fish and wildlife commission must attend the meeting, or delegate this responsibility to the director of the department of fish and wildlife, when agreed upon by the requesting tribe."[i][/i]

Insofar as the Commission consists of unpaid volunteers how might this legislative dictate affect the quality of Commissioners and their commitment? Seems like a perfect opportunity for the Law of Unintended Consequences to rear its ugly head!
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