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Senate advances bill to allow harvest of domesticated elk; ranchers and sportsmen debate ethics and markets
Summary
Senate Bill 45 would remove a two-year-old prohibition on hunting domesticated elk and authorize Department of Agriculture rules on carcass transport; proponents cite 21 ranches and market changes, while opponents raise ethical and sporting concerns.
The Utah Senate debated and advanced Senate Bill 45 on Feb. 9, 1999, a measure to permit the harvesting of domesticated elk and to give the Department of Agriculture rulemaking authority over carcass transport and related regulatory procedures.
Sponsor Senator Blackham described the bill as a narrowly tailored change that "simply eliminates the prohibiting the hunting of domestic elk and simply allows... rulemaking authority, Department of Agriculture, for the transportation…
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