SB 5300 - DIGEST |
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to develop and maintain a process to offer, negotiate, and enter into cooperative agreements with livestock owners to prevent or minimize damage to livestock caused by wolves. |
Prohibits owners of commercial livestock from receiving compensation for damage to commercial livestock caused by wolves unless they have a cooperative agreement with the department of fish and wildlife in effect at the time the damage occurred. |
Authorizes the fish and wildlife commission, the director of the department of fish and wildlife, and the department of natural resources to, under certain circumstances, enter into a lease, renew a lease, or otherwise permit the use of department-managed real property within the estimated range of a confirmed wolf pack for grazing or other commercial livestock purposes. |