Relating to wildlife, including the treatment of beaver dams, identification for traps, snares, and tree stands, and maximum fur dealer license fees, and making penalties applicable

What it does: On the version voted May 2, 2026: Requires deer hunting tree stands on public land to show the owner's ID number, with a $30 fine, lets landowners' agents and drainage districts breach beaver dams, caps fur dealer license fees at $50, and extends deer depredation permits to tenants with farm or forestry losses. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Shall amendment H–8408 be adopted?

Amends the bill to base deer depredation and shooting permits on economic loss to agriculture, horticulture or silviculture operations from wild animals, rather than listed crop, tree or nursery damage, and changes 2025 dates to 2026. (AI-written)

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