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Bill would reserve 20% of deer/elk-damage funds for frontier counties; sponsor seeks more work with staff
Summary
Senate Bill 5,165 would reserve 20% of available state funds for commercial crop damage by deer and elk to claims arising in frontier counties (those with fewer than 50 people per square mile). Sponsor and committee staff said the concept needs refinement and the bill will be revised.
Elena Becker, committee staff, told the Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee that proposed substitute Senate Bill 5,165 would reserve 20% of available payments for damage to commercial crops caused by deer and elk to claims originating in frontier counties, a statutory class defined as counties with fewer than 50 people per square mile.
Sponsor Sen. Shelley Short (7th District) told the committee that crop and ranch producers in some areas are seeing increasing deer and elk damage and that reserving funds for…
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