WILDLIFE-NUISANCE CONTROL
Summary
Amends the Wildlife Code. Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to issue a Nuisance Wildlife Control Permit not only to any person who is providing nuisance wildlife control services for a fee or compensation, but also to any person who solicits customers for themselves or on behalf of a nuisance wildlife control permit holder for a fee or compensation. Provides that a drainage district or road district or the designee of a drainage district or road district is exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit to control nuisance muskrats or beavers if certain requirements are met.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Apr 18, 2024
Signed Jul 1, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 17, 2024
How they voted
110–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 117
Apr 17, 2024
D
Democratic77
94% Yea
R
Republican40
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Jul 1, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
lower
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Agriculture; 012-000-000
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Larry Walsh
DDemocratic
P
Patrick Joyce
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Grant
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Chesney
RRepublican
Co
Brad Fritts
RRepublican
Co
Charlie Meier
RRepublican
Co
Dale Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Dan Swanson
RRepublican
Co
Dave Severin
RRepublican
Co
Jason Bunting
RRepublican
Co
Jil Tracy
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Schmidt
RRepublican
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