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Relating to the taking of nuisance animals on property outside of city limits
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2024
- 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 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People living or working on property outside of city limits can catch, kill, or hold onto wild animals that they believe are causing problems near their homes or gardens. This rule does not apply to any animals that are protected by federal or state endangered species laws. If someone catches a fur-bearing animal, they must either get rid of it on their own property or give it to the state.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the taking of nuisance animals on property outside of city limits. An owner or tenant of a property outside of city limits may take, capture, kill, or temporarily possess a wild animal on the curtilage of the property if the owner or tenant in good faith deems the wild animal to be a nuisance. The bill does not apply to animals listed in the federal Endangered Species Act or listed as an endangered species by the natural resource commission (commission). “Curtilage” is defined as a mowed area around the occupied residence or agricultural outbuildings in close proximity to the occupied residence, including fenced animal husbandry areas and household gardens near the occupied residence. Open areas such as pastures, fields, and orchards not in close proximity to the occupied residence are not considered curtilage. All fur-bearing nuisance animals taken pursuant to the bill shall be disposed of on the property or shall be relinquished to a representative of the commission.
House subcommittee
Named January 23, 2024. On January 25, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.
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