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House Agriculture Committee passes bill letting counties add goats to predator-control petitions
Summary
The House Agriculture Committee voted to pass House Bill 7 67, which would allow county petition processes that fund predator control to include goats so goat owners can opt into local assessments. Proponents cited predator losses and said the measure is voluntary and requires local approval.
The House Agriculture Committee passed House Bill 7 67 on a voice vote after a brief hearing in which proponents said the measure would allow goat producers to opt into existing county predator-control assessments.
Representative Julie Darling of House District 84 introduced the bill, telling the committee it would revise county predator-control statutes to add goats and "seek additional sources for predator control funding" at the request of livestock producers. She asked the committee to pass the bill as written.
Proponents told the committee the change addresses a gap for goat owners. "In…
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