The Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014 passed the U.S. Senate unanimously yesterday which exempts Alaskan subsistence duck hunters from having to purchase an annual permit.
U.S. Representative Don Young added an amendment to the act for that exemption.
U.S. Rep Young: “For many years subsistence users in Alaska were not required to purchase this stamp but this changed due to a recent solicitor’s opinion. Subsistence hunters are not sport hunters, instead they’re hunting water fowl to feed their families. While I support raising the price of the duck stamp for sportsman, myself included, we should not be adding a burden for individuals who rely on subsistence hunting as a means to feed their families.”
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski also applauded the acts passage and had co-sponsored a bipartisan bill which it mirrored.
