James T. Callahan: “I know that many have had thousands of phone calls, like I have, of people concerned with the fact that the Congress of…”

“I know that many have had thousands of phone calls, like I have, of people concerned with the fact that the Congress of the United States gave the Fish and Wildlife such excessive authority over the fining of people hunting for sport all over this country. Specifically, it is my understanding that under current law there can be assessed to someone who owns a baited field, even whether or not he had anything to do with the baiting, if anyone is caught hunting, dove hunting over a baited field, the owner of the property can be assessed a fine of some $200,000; and the hunter can be fined $100,000. I do not think anyone in this House and certainly no hunter that I know of would advocate the hunting over a baited field, but this type of excessive control that the Federal Government has in assessing these types of obnoxious fines to our hunters and to property owners should be addressed.”