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House panel advances bill to allow drones to locate feral hogs on private land
Summary
Representative Rob Clifton presented House Bill 946 (LC 443279) to permit use of unmanned aircraft systems to locate and hunt feral hogs on private property; the committee moved the bill out by voice vote after members clarified it would not authorize drone use on state or federal lands.
Representative Rob Clifton presented House Bill 946 (LC 443279) to the committee, saying the measure "allows drones to be used in the locating of feral hogs." Clifton said the bill responds to constituent requests and current code that he said prevents the private use of unmanned aircraft systems to find hogs on private property.
Clifton told members the bill is limited to private land and would not allow drone…
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