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Committee backs giving goat producers access to county predator‑control petitions
Summary
The committee concurred on House Bill 767 to allow goats to be included in county predator‑control petitions and per‑capita fees; proponents said increasing goat numbers and predator losses leave producers without targeted funding.
The Senate Agriculture, Livestock & Irrigation Committee voted to concur on House Bill 767, which would add goats to the county petition process that funds local predator control and authorize a per‑capita fee on goats.
Representative Julie Darling, sponsor of the bill, said the change extends an existing producer‑funded county petition model (previously applied to sheep and cattle) to goat producers who increasingly face predation losses. Callie Michaels of…
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