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SF1825 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Taking of elk causing damage without a permit permission

AI Generated Summary

This bill proposes amending Minnesota Statutes to allow landowners or occupants to kill elk that are causing damage on their property without requiring a permit. Key provisions include:

  1. Expanded List of Animals – The bill adds elk to the list of animals (such as raccoons, bobcats, and beavers) that can be killed by landowners or their agents without a license if they are causing damage.

  2. Elimination of Permit Requirement for Elk – Currently, taking protected wild animals requires a special permit issued by the commissioner. This bill would remove the permit requirement for elk, allowing landowners to kill them at their discretion when they are causing property damage.

  3. Regulations on Traps and Reporting –

    • Any traps used must be properly tagged if placed by an agent of the landowner or occupant.
    • If a landowner or agent kills mink, raccoons, bobcats, foxes, opossums, muskrats, elk, or beavers under this provision, they must notify a conservation officer or Fish and Wildlife Division employee within 24 hours.

Overall, this bill seeks to make it easier for landowners to deal with elk that are damaging property without obtaining prior approval from state authorities.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 23, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
February 23, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
February 23, 2025HouseFloorActionReferred toEnvironment, Climate, and Legacy
February 23, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toEnvironment, Climate, and Legacy

Citations

 
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      "summary": "This section of the bill amends the authorization for landowners to take certain animals causing damage without a permit.",
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      "summary": "Referenced for rules on removing or destroying beaver dams.",
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