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MN SF1647

MN SF1647
Depredation compensation payments appropriation


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Introduced
02/20/2025
In Committee
02/20/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

94th Legislature 2025-2026

Bill Summary

A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for depredation compensation payments.

AI Summary

This bill appropriates $125,000 from the general fund to the Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture for two specific purposes: livestock depredation compensation and crop damage compensation, both for fiscal year 2025. For livestock compensation, up to $5,000 can be used to reimburse university extension educators for determining fair market values of destroyed livestock, and if federal funding is received, an equivalent amount can be used to reimburse nonlethal wildlife prevention methods. For crop damage compensation, up to $10,000 can be used to reimburse investigation and training expenses, and up to $40,000 can be used for grants to producers to protect stored crops from elk damage. The bill allows the commissioner to transfer funds between the two programs if claims are unusually high. Both appropriations are one-time allocations available until June 30, 2026, and become effective the day after final enactment. This legislation aims to provide financial support to agricultural producers who suffer livestock losses or crop damage from wildlife.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Author stricken Eichorn (on 03/24/2025)

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