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Committee clears bill expanding permits to remove beaver and muskrat causing damage
Summary
House Bill 95 would broaden damage‑permit authority so landowners and their designees can trap or hunt beaver and muskrat that threaten structures; the committee passed the bill by voice vote.
Representative Paul Fielder introduced House Bill 95 as a department‑requested change to streamline and expand tools available to address beaver and muskrat damage to structures.
The bill would: expand the class of structures eligible for damage permits from primarily irrigation and stock‑pond infrastructure to include rural and urban structures (for example, septic systems and residential sites); clarify that owners or employees of affected entities may be authorized; and allow no‑permit removal between June 1…
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