Adds to existing law to provide for compensation for depredation of livestock by grizzly bear and wolves.
DEPREDATION -- Adds to existing law to provide for compensation for depredation of livestock by grizzly bear and wolves.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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This bill would establish a fund for conflict prevention and livestock depredation by grizzly bears and wolves. This fund will provide compensation to livestock owners and producers that have experienced livestock loss. The Office of Species Conservation, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Game and the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, will manage the fund and will be the authorized agency for compensation to livestock owners and producers. The annual appropriation will be $225,000, containing $150,000 dedicated to livestock depredation and $75,000 dedicated to conflict prevention and education.
LATEST ACTION
Reported Printed and Referred to Resources & Conservation
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2024
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Feb 6, 2024