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Anglers, land owners spar over HB187
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I support your bill H B187. Property owners need some control and rights. When outsiders come not all respect prperty rights. I have experenced damage. Land owner need control of their interst. Keep up the good work.
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1. Privatizes and takes management responsibility of fisheries and angling away from DWR if and when an individual decides to close "his section of the water" within 500 feet of his dwelling. Only the Division of Wildlife Resources, under the auspice of the rule making authority of the Wildlife Board, can close a water to angling .
2. If an individual closes a water within 500 feet of his dwelling then that individual, his friends or family may not fish the closed water.
3. If an individual closes a water within 500 feet of his dwelling and his neighbor is within that 500 foot area (Ogden River is a prime example), the neighbor will not be allowed to fish on his stretch of the stream. This is a violation of personal property rights.
4. This bill violates those portions of the Utah Code associated with Easements and Rights-of-Way as defined by the Utah State Supreme Court.
The waters are owned by the state, not the property owners. Thanks for proposing a bill that that goes against the supreme court and privatizes public water. This bill does not allow people to cross on private property, but only to be in the water. So to the guy who posted his comment above and said he has land on wanter that was vandalized, why doesn't he pay back the money that went into the improvement of the water. I guess its ok for property owners to buy land that have public waters and shut them off from the rest of the world. It must be nice to be one of the elite owners. Most responsible fishermen(women) leave streams better than they are found. Maybe they should close down Farmington Pond because there are houses that back up to it. To the Reps who are voting, this will be brought up during the next election. Vote for allowing people to use PUBLIC waters. If people violate personal property, I am all for full prosecution.
bcferry@utah.gov
PLEASE everyone send him a quick email telling him what a bad idea this is. Unbelievable. Public sidewalks go through private land -- what's the difference? Land and rivers are two different things, you can own land but not a river, sorry.
FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FISH A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE SPOTS. ONE OF THE OWNERS CHASED US OUT WITH HIS SHOTGUN. AND WE CHOOSE TO RESPECT OWNERS RIGHTS. I SURE UNDERSTAND WHY OWNERS WOULD NOT LIKE HAVING SOME ANGLERS ACCESS THE RIVERS VIA THEIR PROPERTY. SOME PEOPLE RUIN IT FOR THE REST OF US WITH THEIR TRASH, NESTS OF LINE, BUTTS AND BEER CANS. WHAT A SHAME. NOT BEING ABLE TO WALK VERY FAR, MEANS I CAN NOT GET TO THE RIVER, SOMETIMES, AND REALLY CAN NOT STRUGGLE MY WAY IN THE FLOW AND ROCKS. I HOPE THAT THIS BILL WILL HELP US ALL TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY OUR WATERS.
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