HB-4503 Summary: Sporting Swine Marketing Act

• Establishes regulatory framework for sporting swine livestock operations (breeding and shooting operations) under Department of Natural Resources administration in consultation with Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

• Requires registration of all sporting swine operations with mandatory compliance with fencing standards (10 feet minimum for shooting operations, 8 feet for new breeding operations), biosecurity measures, disease surveillance testing for pseudorabies and brucellosis, and weekly fence inspections.

• Mandates individual identification for all sporting swine using official identification plus electronic tags, tattoos, or freeze brands, with records maintained for 7 years and quarterly reporting of animal inventory movements.

• Establishes $2,500 annual registration fee, $1,000 preregistration inspection fee, and creates sporting livestock fund for program administration; caps new operations at 65 statewide.

• Prohibits intentional or knowing release of sporting swine with felony penalties up to 4 years imprisonment and $50,000 fines; requires owners to report escapes within 48 hours and maintain $1,000,000 minimum liability insurance coverage.