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OK SB280

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tom Woods

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Grant Program to provide Oklahoma landowners and land lessors with education, equipment, and services for capturing or deterring feral swine

  • Establishes a maximum grant fund of $500,000, funded through legislative appropriations, public and private sources, and federal matching funds

  • Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry will implement the program in collaboration with the Department of Wildlife Conservation and Oklahoma Conservation Commission

  • Provides civil and criminal liability protection for the Department and its employees, except in cases of gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct

  • Authorizes the Department to grant permit exemptions for participating landowners from certain nuisance and invasive species control requirements; effective November 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Feral swine; creating the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Grant Program. Effective date.

Last Action

Referred to Appropriations

2/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/10/2025
Agriculture and Wildlife2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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