0001| HOUSE BILL 249 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| FRED LUNA | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| FOR THE COURTS, CORRECTIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO GAME AND FISH; INCREASING CRIMINAL AND CIVIL | 0012| PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF GAME AND FISH LAWS AND REGULATIONS; | 0013| AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978. | 0014| | 0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0016| Section 1. Section 17-2-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1931, | 0017| Chapter 117, Section 7, as amended) is amended to read: | 0018| "17-2-10. VIOLATION OF GAME AND FISH LAWS OR REGULATIONS- | 0019| -PENALTIES.-- | 0020| A. Any person violating any of the provisions of | 0021| Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 or any regulations adopted by the state | 0022| game commission ~~[which]~~ that relate to the time, extent, | 0023| means or manner that game animals, birds or fish may be hunted, | 0024| taken, captured, killed, possessed, sold, purchased or shipped | 0025| is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be sentenced | 0001| to imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed six | 0002| months ~~[and]~~. In addition, the person shall be sentenced | 0003| to the payment of a fine in accordance with the following | 0004| schedule: | 0005| (1) for illegally taking, attempting to | 0006| take, killing, capturing or possessing of each deer, antelope, | 0007| javelina, bear or cougar during a closed season, a fine of four | 0008| hundred dollars ($400); | 0009| (2) for illegally taking, attempting to | 0010| take, killing, capturing or possessing of each elk, bighorn | 0011| sheep, oryx, ibex or Barbary sheep, a fine of one thousand | 0012| dollars ($1,000); | 0013| (3) for hunting big game without a proper | 0014| and valid license, lawfully procured, a fine of one hundred | 0015| dollars ($100); | 0016| (4) for exceeding the bag limit of any big | 0017| game species, a fine of four hundred dollars ($400); | 0018| (5) for attempting to exceed the bag limit | 0019| of any big game species by the hunting of any big game animal | 0020| after having tagged a similar big game species, a fine of two | 0021| hundred dollars ($200); | 0022| (6) for signing a false statement to procure | 0023| a resident hunting or fishing license when the applicant is | 0024| residing in another state at the time of application for a | 0025| license, a fine of four hundred dollars ($400); | 0001| (7) for using a hunting or fishing license | 0002| issued to another person, a fine of one hundred dollars ($100); | 0003| (8) for a violation of Section 17-2-31 NMSA | 0004| 1978, a fine of three hundred dollars ($300); and | 0005| (9) ~~[to sell, offer]~~ for selling, offering | 0006| for sale, ~~[offer]~~ offering to purchase or ~~[purchase]~~ | 0007| purchasing any big game animal, unless otherwise provided by | 0008| Chapter 17 NMSA 1978, a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000). | 0009| B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section | 0010| 31-18-13 NMSA 1978, a person convicted a second time for | 0011| violating any of the provisions of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 or any | 0012| regulations adopted by the state game commission that relate to | 0013| the time, extent, means or manner that game animals, birds or | 0014| fish may be hunted, taken, captured, killed, possessed, sold, | 0015| purchased or shipped is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon | 0016| conviction shall be sentenced to imprisonment in the county | 0017| jail for a term of not less than thirty days, which shall not | 0018| be suspended or deferred, and not more than six months. In | 0019| addition, the person shall be sentenced to the payment of a | 0020| fine in accordance with the following schedule: | 0021| (1) for illegally taking, attempting to take, | 0022| killing, capturing or possessing of each deer, antelope, | 0023| javelina, bear or cougar during a closed season, a fine of | 0024| eight hundred dollars ($800); | 0025| (2) for illegally taking, attempting to take, | 0001| killing, capturing or possessing of each elk, bighorn sheep, | 0002| oryx, ibex or Barbary sheep, a fine of two thousand dollars | 0003| ($2,000); | 0004| (3) for hunting big game without a proper and | 0005| valid license, lawfully procured, a fine of seven hundred fifty | 0006| dollars ($750); | 0007| (4) for exceeding the bag limit of any big | 0008| game species, a fine of eight hundred dollars ($800); | 0009| (5) for attempting to exceed the bag limit of | 0010| any big game species by the hunting of any big game animal | 0011| after having tagged a similar big game species, a fine of seven | 0012| hundred fifty dollars ($750); | 0013| (6) for signing a false statement to procure a | 0014| resident hunting or fishing license when the applicant is | 0015| residing in another state at the time of application for a | 0016| license, a fine of eight hundred dollars ($800); | 0017| (7) for using a hunting or fishing license | 0018| issued to another person, a fine of seven hundred fifty dollars | 0019| ($750); | 0020| (8) for a violation of Section 17-2-31 NMSA | 0021| 1978, a fine of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750); and | 0022| (9) for selling, offering for sale, offering | 0023| to purchase or purchasing any big game animal, unless otherwise | 0024| provided by Chapter 17 NMSA 1978, a fine of two thousand | 0025| dollars ($2,000). | 0001| C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section | 0002| 31-18-13 NMSA 1978, a person convicted a third or subsequent | 0003| time for violating any of the provisions of Chapter 17 NMSA | 0004| 1978 or any regulations adopted by the state game commission | 0005| that relate to the time, extent, means or manner that game | 0006| animals, birds or fish may be hunted, taken, captured, killed, | 0007| possessed, sold, purchased or shipped is guilty of a | 0008| misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced to | 0009| imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not less than | 0010| ninety days, which shall not be suspended or deferred, and not | 0011| more than three hundred sixty-four days. In addition, the | 0012| person shall be sentenced to the payment of a fine in | 0013| accordance with the following schedule: | 0014| (1) for illegally taking, attempting to take, | 0015| killing, capturing or possessing of each deer, antelope, | 0016| javelina, bear or cougar during a closed season, a fine of one | 0017| thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200); | 0018| (2) for illegally taking, attempting to take, | 0019| killing, capturing or possessing of each elk, bighorn sheep, | 0020| oryx, ibex or Barbary sheep, a fine of three thousand dollars | 0021| ($3,000); | 0022| (3) for hunting big game without a proper and | 0023| valid license, lawfully procured, a fine of one thousand | 0024| dollars ($1,000); | 0025| (4) for exceeding the bag limit of any big | 0001| game species, a fine of one thousand two hundred dollars | 0002| ($1,200); | 0003| (5) for attempting to exceed the bag limit of | 0004| any big game species by the hunting of any big game animal | 0005| after having tagged a similar big game species, a fine of one | 0006| thousand dollars ($1,000); | 0007| (6) for signing a false statement to procure a | 0008| resident hunting or fishing license when the applicant is | 0009| residing in another state at the time of application for a | 0010| license, a fine of one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200); | 0011| (7) for using a hunting or fishing license | 0012| issued to another person, a fine of one thousand dollars | 0013| ($1,000); | 0014| (8) for a violation of Section 17-2-31 NMSA | 0015| 1978, a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000); and | 0016| (9) for selling, offering for sale, offering | 0017| to purchase or purchasing any big game animal, unless otherwise | 0018| provided by Chapter 17 NMSA 1978, a fine of three thousand | 0019| dollars ($3,000). | 0020| ~~[B.]~~ D. Any person who is convicted of a | 0021| violation of any regulations adopted by the state game | 0022| commission ~~[which]~~ that relate to the time, extent, means | 0023| or manner that game animals, birds or fish may be hunted, | 0024| taken, captured, killed, possessed, sold, purchased or shipped, | 0025| or of a violation of any of the provisions of Chapter 17 NMSA | 0001| 1978, for which a punishment is not set forth under | 0002| ~~[Subsection A of]~~ this section, shall be fined not less than | 0003| fifty dollars ($50.00) ~~[nor]~~ or more than five hundred | 0004| dollars ($500) or imprisoned not more than six months or both." | 0005| Section 2. Section 17-2-26 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1912, | 0006| Chapter 85, Section 45, as amended) is amended to read: | 0007| "17-2-26. CIVIL LIABILITY.-- | 0008| A. The director of the department of game and fish, | 0009| or any other officer charged with enforcement of the laws | 0010| relating to game and fish if so directed by the director, may | 0011| bring a civil action in the name of the state against any | 0012| person unlawfully wounding or killing, or unlawfully in | 0013| possession of, any game quadruped, bird or fish, or part | 0014| thereof, and recover judgment for the following minimum sums as | 0015| damage for the taking, killing or injuring: | 0016| for each elk--------------------------- ~~[$200.00]~~ | 0017| $775.00 | 0018| for each deer-------------------------- ~~[50.00]~~ | 0019| 550.00 | 0020| for each antelope---------------------- ~~[100.00]~~ | 0021| 550.00 | 0022| for each mountain sheep---------------- ~~[200.00]~~ | 0023| 875.00 | 0024| ~~[for each mountain goat----------------- 200.00]~~ | 0025| for each Barbary sheep----------------- ~~[200.00]~~ | 0001| 300.00 | 0002| for each black bear-------------------- [100.00] | 0003| 550.00 | 0004| for each cougar------------------------ ~~[300.00]~~ | 0005| 550.00 | 0006| for each bison------------------------- [300.00] | 0007| 800.00 | 0008| for each ibex-------------------------- ~~[300.00]~~ | 0009| 1,200.00 | 0010| ~~[for each kudu-------------------------- 300.00]~~ | 0011| for each oryx-------------------------- ~~[300.00]~~ | 0012| 1,575.00 | 0013| for each javelina---------------------- ~~[50.00]~~ | 0014| 200.00 | 0015| for each beaver------------------------ ~~[50.00]~~ | 0016| 65.00 | 0017| for each bird-------------------------- ~~[10.00]~~ | 0018| 50.00 | 0019| for each fish-------------------------- ~~[1.00]~~ | 0020| 5.00 | 0021| for each endangered species------------ | 0022| 1,000.00 | 0023| for each raptor------------------------ 200.00 | 0024| for each turkey------------------------ | 0025| 150.00. B. No verdict or judgment recovered by the | 0001| state in ~~[the]~~ an action shall be for less than the sum | 0002| fixed in this section. The action for damages may be joined | 0003| with an action for possession, and recovery may be had for | 0004| the possession as well as the damages. | 0005| C. The pendency or determination of an action for | 0006| damages or payment of a judgment, or the pendency or | 0007| determination of a criminal prosecution for the same taking, | 0008| wounding, killing or possession, is not a bar to the other, nor | 0009| does either affect the right of seizure under any other | 0010| provision of the laws relating to game and fish." | 0011| Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0012| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997. | 0013| - 8 - State of New Mexico | 0014| House of Representatives | 0015| | 0016| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0017| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| February 5, 1997 | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Mr. Speaker: | 0024| | 0025| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0001| | 0002| HOUSE BILL 249 | 0003| | 0004| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0005| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0006| | 0007| 1. On page 3, lines 8 and 9, strike "Notwithstanding the | 0008| provisions of Section 31-18-13 NMSA 1978, a" and insert in lieu | 0009| thereof "A". | 0010| | 0011| 2. On page 3, line 15, strike "shall" and insert in lieu | 0012| thereof "may". | 0013| | 0014| 3. On page 3, lines 16 and 17, strike "less than thirty | 0015| days, which shall not be suspended or deferred, and not more than | 0016| six months" and insert in lieu thereof "more than three hundred | 0017| sixty-four days". | 0018| | 0019| 4. On page 4, line 25 and page 5, line 1, strike | 0020| "Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 31-18-13 NMSA 1978, a" | 0021| and insert in lieu thereof "A". | 0022| | 0023| 5. On page 5, line 7, strike "shall" and insert in lieu | 0024| thereof "may". | 0025| | 0001| Respectfully submitted, | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Adopted Not Adopted | 0011| | 0012| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0013| | 0014| Date | 0015| | 0016| The roll call vote was 13 For 0 Against | 0017| Yes: 13 | 0018| Excused: None | 0019| Absent: None | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| 115372.1 | 0023| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0249 State of New Mexico | 0024| House of Representatives | 0025| | 0001| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0002| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| February 26, 1997 | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Mr. Speaker: | 0009| | 0010| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0011| whom has been referred | 0012| | 0013| HOUSE BILL 249, as amended | 0014| | 0015| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0016| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0017| | 0018| 1. On page 7, line 1, strike the closing quotation mark. | 0019| | 0020| 2. On page 7, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following | 0021| new subsection: | 0022| | 0023| "E. The provisions of this section shall not be | 0024| interpreted to prevent, constrain or penalize a Native American | 0025| for engaging in activities for religious purposes, as provided in | 0001| Section 17-2-14 or 17-2-41 NMSA 1978."". | 0002| | 0003| 3. On page 8, line 17, strike the closing quotation mark. | 0004| | 0005| 4. On page 8, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following | 0006| new subsection: | 0007| | 0008| "D. The provisions of this section shall not be | 0009| interpreted to prevent, constrain or penalize a Native American | 0010| for engaging in activities for religious purposes, as provided in | 0011| Section 17-2-14 or 17-2-41 NMSA 1978."". | 0012| . | 0013| | 0014| Respectfully submitted, | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Max Coll, Chairman | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Adopted Not Adopted | 0024| | 0025| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0001| | 0002| Date | 0003| | 0004| The roll call vote was 13 For 0 Against | 0005| Yes: 13 | 0006| Excused: Bird, Marquardt, Wallace, Watchman | 0007| Absent: None | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| .117499.1 | 0011| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0249 | 0012| | 0013| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE HB 249/a | 0014| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| March 15, 1997 | 0018| | 0019| Mr. President: | 0020| | 0021| Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0022| | 0023| HOUSE BILL 249, as amended | 0024| | 0025| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0001| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0002| | 0003| 1. Strike House Judiciary Committee amendment 4. | 0004| | 0005| 2. On page 3, line 9, strike "second" and insert in lieu | 0006| thereof "third". | 0007| | 0008| 3. On page 3, lines 22 and 23, strike "eight hundred | 0009| dollars ($800)" and insert in lieu thereof "six hundred dollars | 0010| ($600)". | 0011| | 0012| 4. On page 4, line 1, strike the first comma and insert in | 0013| lieu thereof "or". | 0014| | 0015| 5. On page 4, line 1, strike "or Barbary sheep". | 0016| | 0017| 6. On page 4, lines 1 and 2, strike "two thousand dollars | 0018| ($2,000)" and insert in lieu thereof "one thousand five hundred | 0019| dollars ($1,500)". | 0020| | 0021| 7. On page 4, lines 4 and 5, strike "seven hundred fifty | 0022| dollars ($750)" and insert in lieu thereof "four hundred dollars | 0023| ($400)". | 0024| | 0025| 8. On page 4, line 7, strike "eight hundred dollars ($800)" | 0001| and insert in lieu thereof "six hundred dollars ($600)". | 0002| | 0003| 9. On page 4, lines 10 and 11, strike "seven hundred fifty | 0004| dollars ($750)" and insert in lieu thereof "six hundred dollars | 0005| ($600)". | 0006| | 0007| 10. On page 4, line 15, strike "eight hundred dollars | 0008| ($800)" and insert in lieu thereof "six hundred dollars ($600)". | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| 11. On page 4, lines 17 and 18, strike "seven hundred fifty | 0013| dollars ($750)" and insert in lieu thereof "two hundred fifty | 0014| dollars ($250)". | 0015| | 0016| 12. On page 4, line 20, strike "seven hundred fifty dollars | 0017| ($750)" and insert in lieu thereof "five hundred dollars ($500)". | 0018| | 0019| 13. On page 4, lines 23 and 24, strike "two thousand | 0020| dollars ($2,000)" and insert in lieu thereof "one thousand five | 0021| hundred dollars ($1,500)". | 0022| | 0023| 14. On page 4, line 25, through page 6, line 16, strike | 0024| Subsection C in its entirety. | 0025| | 0001| 15. Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly. | 0002| | 0003| 16. On page 7, line 13, strike "$775.00" and insert in lieu | 0004| thereof "$500.00". | 0005| | 0006| 17. On page 7, line 14, strike "550.00" and insert in lieu | 0007| thereof "250.00". | 0008| | 0009| 18. On page 7, line 15, strike "550.00" and insert in lieu | 0010| thereof "250.00". | 0011| | 0012| 19. On page 7, line 16, strike "875.00" and insert in lieu | 0013| thereof "1,000.00". | 0014| | 0015| 20. On page 7, line 18, strike "300.00" and insert in lieu | 0016| thereof "250.00". | 0017| | 0018| 21. On page 7, line 19, strike "550.00" and insert in lieu | 0019| thereof "500.00". | 0020| | 0021| 22. On page 7, line 20, strike "550.00" and insert in lieu | 0022| thereof "500.00". | 0023| | 0024| 23. On page 7, line 21, strike "800.00" and insert in lieu | 0025| thereof "600.00". | 0001| | 0002| 24. On page 7, line 22, strike "1,200.00" and insert in | 0003| lieu thereof "1,000.00". | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| 25. On page 7, line 24, strike "1,575.00" and insert in | 0007| lieu thereof "1,000.00". | 0008| | 0009| 26. On page 7, line 25, strike "200.00" and insert in lieu | 0010| thereof "100.00". | 0011| | 0012| 27. On page 8, line 2, strike "50.00" and insert in lieu | 0013| thereof "20.00". | 0014| | 0015| 28. On page 8, line 4, strike "1,000.00" and insert in lieu | 0016| thereof "500.00", | 0017| | 0018| and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0019| | 0020| Respectfully submitted, | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| __________________________________ | 0001| Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0006| Adopted_______________________ | 0007| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Date ________________________ | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| The roll call vote was 8 For 2 Against | 0014| Yes: 8 | 0015| No: Griego, Sanchez | 0016| Excused: None | 0017| Absent: None | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| H0249C01 .118690.1/a | 0024| | 0025| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE HB 249/a | 0001| FIRST SESSION | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| March 18, 1997 | 0005| | 0006| Mr. President: | 0007| | 0008| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| HOUSE BILL 249, as amended | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0015| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0016| | 0017| 1. Strike Senate Conservation Committee Amendments 2, 14 | 0018| and 15. | 0019| | 0020| 2. Strike House Appropriations and Finance Committee | 0021| Amendments 1 through 4. | 0022| | 0023| 3. On page 1, line 13, after "AMENDING" insert "AND | 0024| ENACTING". | 0025| | 0001| 4. On page 7, line 1, strike the quotation mark and between | 0002| lines 1 and 2 insert:" | 0003| | 0004| "E. The provisions of this section shall not be | 0005| interpreted to prevent, constrain or penalize a Native American | 0006| for engaging in activities for religious purposes, as provided in | 0007| Section 17-2-14 or 17-2-41 NMSA 1978. | 0008| | 0009| F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a | 0010| landowner or lessee, or employee of either of them, who kills an | 0011| animal on private land, in which they have an ownership or | 0012| leasehold interest, that is threatening human life or damaging or | 0013| destroying property, including crops; provided, however, that the | 0014| killing is reported to the department of game and fish within | 0015| twenty-four hours and before the removal of the carcass of the | 0016| animal killed; and provided further that all actions authorized | 0017| in this subsection are carried out according to regulations of | 0018| the department."". | 0019| | 0020| 5. On page 8, line 17, strike the quotation mark. | 0021| | 0022| 6. On page 8, between lines 17 and 18, insert: | 0023| | 0024| "D. The provisions of this section shall not be | 0025| interpreted to prevent, constrain or penalize a Native American | 0001| for engaging in activities for religious purposes, as provided in | 0002| Section 17-2-14 or 17-2-41 NMSA 1978. | 0003| | 0004| E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a | 0005| landowner or lessee, or employee of either of them, who kills an | 0006| animal on private land, in which they have an ownership or | 0007| leasehold interest, that is threatening human life or damaging or | 0008| destroying property, including crops; provided, however, that the | 0009| killing is reported to the department within twenty-four hours | 0010| and before the removal of the carcass of the animal killed; and | 0011| provided further that all actions authorized in this subsection | 0012| are carried out according to regulations of the department." | 0013| | 0014| Section 3. A new section of Chapter 17, Article 2 NMSA 1978 | 0015| is enacted to read: | 0016| | 0017| "[NEW MATERIAL] LANDOWNER TAKING--CONDITIONS--DEPARTMENT | 0018| RESPONSIBILITIES.-- | 0019| | 0020| A. A landowner or lessee, or employee of either, may | 0021| take or kill an animal on private land, in which they have an | 0022| ownership or leasehold interest, including game animals and other | 0023| quadrupeds, game birds and fowl, that presents an immediate | 0024| threat to human life or an immediate threat of damage to | 0025| property, including crops; provided, however, that the taking or | 0001| killing is reported to the department of game and fish within | 0002| twenty-four hours and before the removal of the carcass of the | 0003| animal killed, in accordance with regulations adopted by the | 0004| commission. | 0005| | 0006| B. A landowner or lessee, or employee of either, may | 0007| take or kill animals on private land, in which they have an | 0008| ownership or leasehold interest, including game animals and other | 0009| quadrupeds, game birds and fowl, that present a threat to human | 0010| life or damage to property, including crops, according to | 0011| regulations adopted by the commission. The regulations shall: | 0012| | 0013| (1) provide a method for filing a complaint to the | 0014| department by the landowner or lessee, or employee of either of | 0015| them, of the existence of a depredation problem; | 0016| | 0017| (2) provide for various departmental | 0018| interventions, depending upon the type of animal and depredation; | 0019| | 0020| (3) require the department to offer at least three | 0021| different interventions, if practical; | 0022| | 0023| (4) require the department to respond to the | 0024| initial and any subsequent complaints within ten days with an | 0025| intervention response to the complaint, and to carry out the | 0001| intervention, if agreed upon between the department and the | 0002| landowner, within five days of that agreement; | 0003| | 0004| (5) permit the landowner or lessee to reject for | 0005| good cause the interventions offered by the department; | 0006| | 0007| (6) require a landowner or lessee to demonstrate | 0008| that the property depredation is greater in value than the value | 0009| of any wildlife-related income or fee collected by the landowner | 0010| or lessee for permission to take or kill an animal of the same | 0011| species, on the private property or portion of the private | 0012| property identified in the complaint as the location where the | 0013| depredation occurred; and | 0014| | 0015| (7) permit the landowner, lessee or employee, when | 0016| interventions by the department have not been successful and | 0017| after one year from the date of the filing of the initial | 0018| complaint, to kill or take an animal believed responsible for | 0019| property depredation. | 0020| | 0021| C. For purposes of this section: | 0022| | 0023| (1) "commission" means the state game commission; | 0024| | 0025| (2) "department" means the department of game and | 0001| fish; and | 0002| | 0003| (3) "intervention" means a solution proposed by | 0004| the department to eliminate the depredation."". | 0005| | 0006| 7. Renumber the succeeding section accordingly and adjust | 0007| all cross-references to correspond with these amendments. | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Respectfully submitted, | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| _____________________________ | 0016| Fernando R. Macias, Chairman | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Adopted___________________ Not Adopted___________________ | 0021| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Date ______________ | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0005| Yes: 5 | 0006| No: 0 | 0007| Excused: Sanchez, Stockard, Vernon | 0008| Absent: None | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| H0249JU1 .119102.2 |