South Dakota will no longer pay bounties to people who kill badgers, opossums, raccoons, skunks, foxes, and similar animals for the purpose of controlling nest predation (protecting bird nests). The bill adds this restriction to both the Department of Game, Fish and Parks' general animal control authority and to the department's annual spending provisions, effectively eliminating a previous practice of paying hunters and trappers to remove these predators.
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Agriculture and Natural Resources Deferred to the 41st legislative day Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 15
Agriculture and Natural Resources Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
Agriculture and Natural Resources Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources S.J. 129
Prime sponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-023
Prime sponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-007
cosponsor · Rep
D
Dist. HD-026
cosponsor · Rep
D
Dist. HD-015
cosponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-005
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-034
cosponsor · Rep
D
Dist. HD-015
Liz Larson
cosponsor · Sen
D
Dist. SD-010
cosponsor · Rep
D
Dist. HD-032
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-023
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-031
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. SD-034
Deferred to the 41st legislative day
Deferred to the 41st legislative day