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County tables airport deer-control permit application amid FAA and liability questions
Summary
Hutchinson County tabled a proposed application to Texas Parks and Wildlife that would allow deer-control measures at the county airport after discussion about FAA limits, liability, and who would be authorized to act. Commissioners asked airport staff to return with a written plan and identified fence-raising and professional hunters as possible alternatives.
Hutchinson County Commissioners on the agenda discussed an airport manager’s proposal to apply for a Texas Parks and Wildlife permit that would authorize professional hunters or other control measures to remove deer that have repeatedly entered the county airport’s fenced area.
Altuzar (S5), identified in the meeting as the airport manager, said deer getting on runways poses a safety hazard and that the county would like to file a permit application to allow…
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