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Senate committee approves bill allowing drones to locate wounded wildlife, sets licensing and publication requirements
Summary
The Senate Natural Resources Committee approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 721 to permit unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to track or locate mortally wounded wild animals, require licensure for some operators and direct the DNR to publish a list of outfitters and guides who provide dog or UAV tracking services.
The Senate Natural Resources Committee approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 721 to authorize the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to track or locate mortally wounded wild animals and to set related licensing and publication requirements.
The committee vote followed a presentation from committee counsel explaining that the bill amends a provision in the wildlife resources article to allow UAVs to be used to locate mortally wounded wild animals where current law limits tracking to a dog used by the hunter or a dog handler. The substitute also would require UAV operators to possess a valid hunting license when operating tracking services on property not owned or leased by the operator,…
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