Animal Depredation Amendments

Summary

The measure revises the Department of Agriculture and Food's rules on shell‑egg sales, clarifies licensing and fee authority, and lets the department issue aerial hunting permits for coyotes. It also gives the Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Board rulemaking power over those permits, sets a predator‑control fee for certain livestock, and tightens penalties for feral‑swine crimes. The changes aim to improve food safety, give ranchers tools to manage predators, and strengthen enforcement against invasive species.

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