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Rep. Mann says lesser prairie-chicken listing burdens Kansas producers, urges regulatory relief
Summary
Representative Mann told the House Natural Resources Committee that the listing of the lesser prairie-chicken as threatened imposes onerous restrictions on Kansas farmers and ranchers and argued the bird's population fluctuates with rainfall; he urged committee action to overturn what he called "burdensome regulation."
Representative Mann, speaking for Kansas' 1st Congressional District, told the committee that the designation of the lesser prairie-chicken as threatened in parts of Kansas has created regulatory burdens for producers who he said had voluntarily conserved habitat.
Mann said Kansas…
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