AL SJR61

Establishes a Joint Study Commission on Feral Swine to investigate the economic and environmental impacts of feral swine on Alabama, with the goal of developing solutions to protect natural resources, crops, livestock, and personal property.

Feral swine cause an estimated $50 million in annual costs to Alabama's agricultural sector through crop damage, repairs, and protective measures, and have spread statewide from the southern third of the state over the past 40 years.

Commission membership includes the Chair, Vice Chair, and ranking minority member from both the Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee and House Agriculture and Forestry Committee, plus the Commissioners of Agriculture and Industries and Conservation and Natural Resources.

Initial meeting must be called within 60 days of the resolution's effective date; thereafter, the commission meets at least quarterly, with legislative members receiving compensation per constitutional provisions and non-legislative members serving without compensation.

Commission must deliver a final report with findings, conclusions, and legislative recommendations by the fifth legislative day of the 2025 Regular Legislative Session, after which the commission will be dissolved.