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2012 House Bill 2365: Regarding large wild carnivore conflict management
Introduced by Rep. Brian Blake (Aberdeen) (D) on January 12, 2012
Prohibits a person from negligently feeding or attempting to feed large wild carnivores orattracting them to land or a building Defines "large wild carnivore" which includes wild bears, cougars, and wolves. The bill also prohibits the department of fish and wildlife from paying more than fifty thousand dollars per fiscal year for claims and assessment costs for injury or loss of commercial livestock caused by large wild carnivores. (Companion Bill: SB 6139).   Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee on January 12, 2012
Substitute offered in the House on January 31, 2012
Removes the condition that livestock operators must be engaged in a commercial enterprise in order to receive depredation compensation, raises the amount of State Wildlife Account money that can be used for livestock depredation from each year from $50,000 to $200,000, and lowers the criminal wildlife assessment penalty for killing a gray wolf from $4,000 to $1,000.
Referred to the House General Government Appropriations & Oversight Committee on January 31, 2012
Substitute offered in the House on February 3, 2012
Creates the Wildlife Conflict Account to house any unspent funds from the State Wildlife Account at the end of each biennium, and authorizes the use of the Account only for expenses related to payment of livestock losses; authorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife to use up to $50,000 per year from the Wildlife Conflict Account for livestock predation compensation; removes the condition that a livestock operator must raise commercial livestock in order to receive depredation compensation; prohibits the feeding of wild carnivores; adds the gray wolf to the list of big game species; and lowers the penalty for killing a gray wolf from $4,000 to $1,000.
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 6, 2012
Creates the nonappropriated Wildlife Conflict Account to house any unspent funds from the State Wildlife Account at the end of each biennium, and authorizes the use of the Wildlife Conflict Account solely for the mitigation, assessment, and payment of livestock losses. Authorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife to use up to $50,000 per fiscal year from the Wildlife Conflict Account for livestock predation compensation.
Received in the Senate on February 11, 2012
Referred to the Senate Energy, Natural Resources, & Marine Waters Committee on February 11, 2012
Amendment offered to the Senate Rules Committee on February 23, 2012
Modifies definitions and compensation limits. This amendment creates a civil infraction for attempting to attract bears, cougars or wolves by feeding them. This amendment also gives landowners the ability to kill wolves that may threaten their livestock.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 24, 2012
Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 8, 2012