Hunting, Wildlife and Conservation

Dispose mass food waste through composting, other landfill alternatives

Funding for reducing, diverting food waste

Add preliminary application for landfill siting

Expand use of air rifles for hunting

Allow any action carbines for some hunting

Limit coyote hunting

Revise rifles allowed for hunting

Require identification of brownfield site alternatives for landfills

Prohibit new private landfills

Require public benefit and community impact assessments

Prohibit single use forks, straws, etc. at large food businesses

Include solid waste landfills in review by local land use boards

Establish committee for licensing fish and game guides

Prohibit disposal of lithium-ion batteries, electric devices

Revise pistols allowed for deer hunting

Exclude forest used for carbon credits from current use property tax breaks

Revise law on tree stands, allow game cameras with written permission of landowner

Suspend new landfill permits until 2028

Create extended producer responsibility program to dispose of packaging

Prohibit new landfills from accepting more than 15% trash from out-of-state

Establish bottle deposit recycling program

Require third-party assessment of solid waste facility setback requirements

Require Fish and Game to set up bear registration stations, revise duck stamps, add noncommercial lobster license

Prohibit use of dogs while hunting coyotes

Require background check for fish and game guide license, allow some weapons over age 18, loosen parking requirements

Add misdemeanor penalty for trespassing on land for non-recreational, criminal purposes; bail reform