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Relating to open season exceptions for taking geese
Topics:Environment & natural resources
Same legislation: HF 866
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 25, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2025
- Done: House committeeMarch 4, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 866
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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What’s in it
AI summary People who own or rent farmland and their homes could now get rid of geese that are causing problems on their property even when it isn't hunting season. This change applies to the same people who are already allowed to handle raccoons, opossums, or skunks this way. However, some types of geese are protected by federal laws, and breaking those rules can lead to penalties.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to open season exceptions for taking geese. Under current law, an owner or tenant of agricultural property or an associated residence located outside the corporate limits of the city may destroy or dispose through certain allowable methods any raccoon, opossum, or skunk on the property without prior permission if the owner or tenant in good faith deems the animal to be a nuisance, regardless of whether it is an open season for taking the animal. The bill adds geese to the list of animals that may be taken outside of an open hunting season when deemed a nuisance. Certain species of geese are federally protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A person who violates the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act may be subject to penalties under federal law.
House subcommittee
Named February 25, 2025. On March 4, 2025 it recommended passage.
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