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Committee advances bill to align depredation language and expand compensation for possible predator kills
Summary
The Resources & Environment Committee voted to send House Bill 82 to the Senate floor with a "due pass" recommendation. The bill changes statutory language to match Wildlife Services classifications and would allow state compensation for depredations deemed "possible" when funds remain.
The Resources & Environment Committee voted to send House Bill 82 to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation after discussing changes to Idaho Code 36-11-21 that aim to align state terminology with Wildlife Services and expand when state funds may be used for livestock depredation claims.
Sponsor Senator Burton Shaw, District 31, told the committee the bill makes two primary changes: revise wording in several statutory references so Idaho’s classifications match those used by Wildlife Services, and permit payment of up to 75 percent for depredations classified as "probable" or "possible" when confirmed-kill claims have been paid and money remains in the depredation account. "So that makes a big…
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