| SB 0982 | Assigns responsibility to The Department of Conservation for damage caused by wild elk | 
| Sponsor: | Westfall | |||
| LR Number: | 4402S.02I | Fiscal Note: | 4402-02 | |
| Committee: | Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & Tourism | |||
| Last Action: | 04/10/00 - Voted Do Pass S Agriculture, Conservation, Parks & | Journal page: | ||
| Tourism Committee | ||||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2000 | |||
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
         SB 982 - This act makes the Department of Conservation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
    financially responsible for any damage caused to crops, property                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
    or vehicles by wild elk.  Killing or disposing of wild elk is a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
    misdemeanor, but a landowner or lessor may destroy elk                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
    responsible for property damage.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
ERIN MOTLEY