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Committee backs bill expanding damage-permit authority for beaver and muskrat
Summary
House Bill 95, supported by Fish, Wildlife and Parks and property owners, would expand damage-permit use beyond irrigation districts to include residential and other structures and allow no-permit removal for damage during June 1–Aug 31; committee passed the bill by voice vote.
Representative Paul Fielder sponsored House Bill 95, which he said expands authority for trapping or hunting beaver and muskrat that cause damage to include rural and urban structures beyond traditional irrigation and stock-pond situations. Fielder told the committee the bill would ‘‘allow more problems to be solved than just irrigation districts’’ and that it was requested by Fish, Wildlife and Parks to reduce paperwork and better protect…
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