Bears; kill permit for those damaging crops.
Summary
Bear damaging crops; kill permit. Requires the Director of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to authorize the killing of bear when they are found to be responsible for damaging crops, including during a harvest. The bill prohibits the Director from authorizing nonlethal control measures unless they are specifically requested by the owner or lessee of the land where the crop damage occurred.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Feb 11, 2020
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104252D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Webert
RRepublican
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