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UT HB0326

Bill

Status

Failed

3/6/2026

Primary Sponsor

Rex Shipp

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 General Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Food to issue aerial hunting permits to landowners and licenses to pilots for taking coyotes from aircraft to prevent agricultural damage, with permittees and licensees assuming all liability for accidents, injuries, or damages

  • Clarifies requirements for shell egg producers: large producers (3,000+ layers) must register as food establishments and submit to periodic inspections, while small producers (under 3,000 layers) remain exempt from department regulation but must notify the department and follow labeling requirements

  • Grants the Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Board authority to set annual predator control fees on sheep, goats, cattle, and turkeys (breeding stock), with fee amounts determined annually by July 1

  • Expands feral swine penalties to a third degree felony for releasing, hunting, trapping, importing, transporting, or possessing live feral swine, and authorizes vehicle seizure and forfeiture for feral swine-related crimes

  • Changes accounting oversight for organizations receiving Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Account funds from mandatory annual audits by licensed accountants to annual reviews by commissioner-approved accountants

Legislative Description

Animal Depredation Amendments

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice

Last Action

House/ filed in House file for bills not passed

3/6/2026

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment2/25/2026
Rules2/23/2026
Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment2/11/2026
Rules1/23/2026

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