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House passes bill to allow termination of feral swine; sponsors and members debate pet protections and compensation
Summary
The House approved HB59 to allow termination of feral swine under specified conditions to protect agriculture. Lawmakers debated safeguards for pet pigs, prohibition on compensation, and whether federal agencies will collect swine for free.
The Utah House on Monday passed House Bill 59, a measure aimed at curbing feral swine populations that sponsors and agencies say are damaging agricultural lands.
Representative McKell, the bill sponsor, told the chamber the bill recognizes a growing problem in Utah and would permit individuals to terminate feral swine on private land with the owner’s consent and on public land after a reasonable inspection to ensure the animal is not conspicuously identified (for example, by an ear tag or…
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