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House Ag Committee advances bill to ban harassment of livestock by drones, adds surveillance exemptions
Summary
The House Agriculture Committee gave a do-pass recommendation to House Bill 14-29, amended to cover remote devices such as drones and to clarify surveillance exceptions and protections for crop applicators.
The House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday voted to give House Bill 14-29 a do-pass recommendation after adopting amendments that expand the bill’s harassment provisions to cover remote devices such as drones and similar technology.
Sponsor Representative Holly, speaking to the committee, said the amendments refine the bill’s intent "mostly when it pertains to harassment of livestock" and broaden the language to capture technology that is not physically with an operator — for example, a drone or remote device she described as a "robot." She…
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