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Originally Posted by redaddiction
Because there is no specific wording that will allow you to fish those waters. They?re tricking the publIc while appeasing the big land owners. Typical politics.
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Amen and that is the issue
This is the abstract of the bill
HB 391 Original 2018 Regular Session Pearson
Abstract: Provides for the
public navigation of running waters, including those running waters passing over any privately owned water bottom directly connected to a state-owned water bottom that is subject to the ebb and flow of the tide.
Key word is NAVIGATION. Nothing says you can stop and fish
One simple sentence in the bill "to include fishing" would clear it up, but its not in there because they dont want it in there. The author probably doesnt want it in there. He is getting his cake and eating it too. He is appeasing the public access crowd because he is actually doing something, but he is also not offending the property owners because nothing is changing. He even went so far as to say if its gated now, it can remain gated. Its garbage.