Relating to the dismissal of a criminal charge related to the illegal hunting of certain deer; authorizing fees.

Contracts

• Client Service Agreements: Insert a Statutory Compliance Clause. Explicitly state that in the event of a harvest violation, the Client agrees to immediate self-reporting as defined by HB654. Failure to self-report constitutes a breach of contract.
• Guide Employment Agreements: Amend contracts to mandate the reporting of marginally non-compliant bucks. Explicitly prohibit "covering up" mistakes, as this exposes the operation to liability and denies the client the statutory dismissal option.

Hiring/Training

• Guide Protocol Training: Staff must be trained on the specific sequence of events required by law: Measure $\rightarrow$ Confirm Violation $\rightarrow$ Call Game Warden $\rightarrow$ Surrender Carcass.
• "Stop Movement" Order: Guides must be instructed *not* to transport a non-compliant carcass back to the lodge until instructed by a Game Warden. Moving the animal may violate the "location" requirement of the statute.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

• Incident Logs: Ranches must log the exact time of harvest and the exact time the Game Warden was contacted. This creates an evidentiary trail to prove the "immediate reporting" requirement was met.
• Hunter Education Providers: You must establish a separate ledger for the new $10 provider fee. Section 2(i) requires you to "account to the court" for the receipt and disbursal of these specific funds.

Fees & Costs

• Court Costs: Defendants seeking dismissal must pay a reimbursement fee not to exceed $10.
• Provider Fees: Hunter Education providers must collect a mandatory $10 fee from court-ordered attendees.