HB 2159

Abstract

Release of balloon prohibited; civil penalty. Prohibits any individual 16 years of age or older or other person, including a corporation, from intentionally releasing, discarding, or causing to be released or discarded any nonbiodegradable balloon outdoors and provides that any person convicted of such violation is liable for a civil penalty of $25 per balloon, to be paid into the Game Protection Fund. The bill provides that if a person under the age of 16 releases a balloon at the instruction of an adult, the adult shall be liable for the civil penalty. Current law prohibits a person from knowingly releasing 50 or more such balloons within an hour and sets the civil penalty at $5 per balloon, with the proceeds deposited into the Lifetime Hunting and Fishing Endowment Fund.

Release of balloon prohibited; civil penalty.Prohibits any individual 13 years of age or older or other person,including a corporation, from intentionally releasing, discarding,or causing to be released or discarded any nonbiodegradable balloonoutdoors and provides that any person convicted of such violationis liable for a civil penalty of $25 per balloon, to be paid intothe Game Protection Fund. Current law prohibits a person from knowinglyreleasing 50 or more such balloons within an hour and sets the civil penalty at $5 per balloon, with the proceeds deposited into the Lifetime Hunting and Fishing Endowment Fund.