Natural Resources & Environment Committee

SF 257 – Issuing permits for bass fishing events SF 259 – Removing restriction on certain motorboats on Lake Macbride   FLOOR ACTION SF 257 establishes guidelines for bass fishing tournaments and permitting for those […]

SF 257 establishes a set of guidelines for conducting bass fishing tournaments and the approval of permits for those events by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The minimum number of vessels for an event is 6 on public waters other than the Mississippi River. For Mississippi River events, the minimum number of vessels is 20, and there must be at least 40 participants.