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Committee approves bill authorizing permitted drone use to manage wild hogs and coyotes, removes 'relocate' language
Summary
The committee voted to adopt an amendment removing the word 'relocate' and then passed a bill authorizing use of unmanned aircraft (drones) to count, photograph, capture, hunt or take feral hogs and coyotes on private property with landowner permission under a DNR permit and logging requirements.
The House Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee voted to adopt an amendment striking the word “relocate” and passed a bill authorizing limited drone use to manage feral hogs and coyotes.
Sponsor remarks described the bill as authorizing unmanned aircraft (drones) to manage wild hogs and coyotes on property with the landowner’s permission. The bill’s enumerated activities for coyotes and feral hogs include counting, photographing, capturing, hunting or taking the animals.
Department of Natural Resources officials answered members’…
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