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Committee clears exemption for certain quail, partridge raised for meat from DNR game-farm licensure
Summary
The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced a substitute for SB 844 clarifying that non-native quail and partridge raised for agricultural purposes (meat and egg production) are not treated as wild birds subject to Department of Natural Resources private game preserve licensure; birds intended for release into the wild remain regulated.
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 844 clarifying licensure requirements for private game farms that raise quail or partridge.
Committee counsel explained the substitute would exclude non-native quail or partridge that are possessed for "agricultural purposes"—defined in the bill as use for meat and egg production—from the Department of Natural Resources’ private game preserve licensure requirements. Counsel and sponsors…
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