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Relating to the management of the spread of diseases in wild animals, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the House Natural Resources Committee
Topics:Environment & natural resources
Same legislation: HSB 162
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 26, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2020
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill requires the natural resource commission to act to prevent, control, or eradicate an infectious or contagious disease in any wild animal. The bill authorizes the commission to establish a disease management zone for any wild animal, upon the finding of an infectious or contagious disease in a population of that animal, and take certain actions to prevent the spread of disease through that animal population. However, when creating a wild animal disease management zone, the commission shall not create an out-of-pocket expense for a landowner or occupant whose property exists within the zone.
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The commission also shall not prohibit a landowner or occupant from using fences, gates, or other methods to prevent wildlife from naturally congregating on the property and the commission shall not prohibit a landowner or occupant from using salt blocks or feed stations for the landowner’s or occupant’s own domestic animals or a bird feeder within 100 feet of a private residence. The bill prohibits the importation of Cervidae carcasses into the state from any state, province, or country where chronic wasting disease has been confirmed within either captive or wild cervid populations except under certain conditions. A person who transports a Cervidae carcass into the state in violation of the provisions of the bill shall be assessed a minimum $100 fine. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
House subcommittee
Named January 21, 2020. It hasn’t reported yet.
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