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MD HB1024

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tom Hutchinson

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "catastrophic damage" as the loss of 50% or more of crops from a single field

  • Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to take extraordinary measures to control local deer populations when it determines deer have caused catastrophic damage to a field

  • Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt regulations implementing this new authority

  • Takes effect October 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Agriculture - Catastrophic Damage Caused by Deer

Rules and Regulations

Last Action

Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

2/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Environment and Transportation2/3/2025

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