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Ken Peterson | | Political Party: R | | House District 46 |
1. What is your view of the 2004 Attorney General Opinion regarding access to streams from county road bridges ?
Thank you for your questionnaire. Although I continue to support many of your issues addressed there, I am not willing to pre-commit to positions on legislation. I completely agree with the AG's 2004 opinion on access to streams. Both public and private property rights are important and the Constitutions provide for private property rights which cannot be infringed except by due process of law and with payment for any damage to the same. If some of the other issues come up in the legislature, I will listen to the testimony, evidence and debate before I commit.
Thank you.
2. In your opinion are public property rights important - often as important as private property rights?
3. Do you believe the state should be allowed to acquire water rights sufficient to allow major streams to function as natural aquatic systems?
4. Are you familiar with and do you support the Public Trust Doctrine?
5. Should we consider the sale of water in Montana’s rivers to be moved out of state?
6. Should the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks remain the sole decision maker for the allocation of licenses and permits that determine who may legally hunt and harvest Montana wildlife ?
7. What should be done to reduce elk populations that exceed optimum numbers as defined in current management plans?
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