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Committee adopts amendment requiring quicker county notice for large‑predator relocations
Summary
Lawmakers amended House Bill 648 to remove a 30‑day notice requirement and instead require Fish, Wildlife and Parks to notify counties and tribes at defined points — including within 24 hours of capture or relocation in certain circumstances — before advancing the bill to the floor unanimously.
The House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee adopted an amendment to House Bill 648 on Saturday that replaces a 30‑day public notice rule with a set of specific notification points for large‑predator captures and relocations.
Representative Parsons explained the amendment (HB 648.1.2) before the committee, saying it removes the 30‑day notice period and splits notice into four situations: notification when a final plan to move a large predator is completed; notice when a plan to move a predator changes; notice within 24 hours of capture if…
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