Animal Depredation Amendments modifies definitions, authorizes aerial hunting of coyotes, and adjusts penalties for feral swine.
Animal Depredation Amendments modifies definitions related to livestock, predators, and depredating animals. It allows the Department of Agriculture and Food to issue aerial hunting permits and licenses for coyotes to prevent agricultural damage. The Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Board can set annual predator control fees on sheep, goats, cattle, and turkey breeding stock. It modifies criminal penalties for feral swine, allowing year-round hunting with specific restrictions.
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