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Alaska Prohibition on Bear Baiting Initiative, Measure 3 (2004)

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1 Election results
2 Text of measure
3 Campaign finance
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

Alaska Ballot Measure 3, also called Prohibiting Bear Baiting or Feeding, was on the November 2004 election ballot in Alaska as an indirect initiated state statute, where it was defeated.^[1]

Election results

Alaska Prohibition on Bear Baiting Initiative, Measure 3
Result	Votes	Percentage
d No	171,338	56.7%
Yes	130,648	43.3%

Text of measure

The language that appeared on the ballot:

This bill would make it illegal for a person to bait or intentionally feed a bear to hunt, photograph, or view a bear. A person could not feed a bear on purpose or use any item or substance, including food or other edible matter to entice a bear into an area, or to stay in an area. A person who violates this law would be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to one-year imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000.

Campaign finance

Citizens United Against Bear Baiting donated $109,926 in support of the measure, while opposing groups such as Alaskans for Professional Wildlife MGMT and Scientific MGMT of Alaska Resource Treasures spent $516,930 and $11,405 against the measure, for a total amount of $528,335.^[2]

External links

References

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Ballot measures about hunting and fishing in Alaska

Alaska Limited Entry Fisheries (1972) • Alaska Fisheries Permit Initiative (1976) • Alaska Personal Consumption of Fish and Game (1982) • Alaska Right to Bear Arms, Measure 1 (1994) • Alaska Prohibit Airborne Hunting, Measure 3 (1996) • Alaska Prohibition of Wolf Snares, Measure 9 (1998) • Alaska No Voter Initiatives About Wildlife, Measure 1 (2000) • Alaska Land-And-Shoot Referendum, Measure 6 (2000) • Alaska Prohibition on Bear Baiting Initiative, Measure 3 (2004) • Alaska Wolf and Bear Protection, Measure 2 (August 2008)

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