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CT HB05160

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/11/2023

Primary Sponsor

David Michel

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits any person from feeding black bears, whether intentional or unintentional
  • Establishes a grant program for local communities, towns, parks and recreation departments, farmers, and landowners to implement proven nonlethal techniques for preventing human-bear conflicts or test promising innovations
  • Creates guidelines for a program providing rehabilitation and nonlethal management protocols for orphaned bear cubs and orphaned yearling bears
  • Establishes a funding mechanism to compensate farmers for structural damages caused by black bears, conditioned on implementing remediation plans to remove the incentive that attracted the bears

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning The Habituation Of Black Bears.

Last Action

Referred to Joint Committee on Environment

1/11/2023

Committee Referrals

Environment1/11/2023

Full Bill Text

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