Bill > SB5939

This bill establishes a three-year pilot program that allows the owner, their immediate family member, agent, or documented employee to monitor the site of a wolf predation of livestock and take the first wolf that returns to the site. The bill also amends the existing law on unlawful taking of endangered fish or wildlife to exempt the taking of wolves under the pilot program from being considered unlawful. The bill requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to report to the legislature on the effectiveness of the pilot program by December 1, 2027, and the act itself expires on July 1, 2028.