HB-6206, As Passed House, December 5, 2018
June 12, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Howell, Lauwers, Victory, Vaupel, Alexander, Wentworth and Calley and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend 2012 PA 487, entitled
"Wildlife depredations indemnification act,"
by amending sections 2 and 3 (MCL 285.362 and 285.363).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Commission" means the commission of agriculture and rural
development.
(b) "Department" means the department of agriculture and rural
development.
(c)
"Livestock" means that term as it is defined in section 5
3
of the animal industry act, 1988 PA
466, MCL 287.705.MCL
287.703.
Sec. 3. (1) The department shall provide indemnification for
the death, injury, or loss of livestock from wolves, coyotes, and
cougars. Indemnification for missing animals shall only be paid if
there is a history of losses to the owner of livestock as evidenced
by a prior payment by the department due to the death or injury of
livestock from wolves.
(2) To be eligible for indemnification under subsection (1),
the owner of livestock shall do all of the following:
(a) Report the incident to the department within 24 hours
after the animal is discovered to be dead, injured, or missing.
(b) File a claim for indemnification with the department
verifying the type and number of animals for which indemnification
is sought. The verification may include photographs of the animals
or tracks or other information that provides support for the claim.
If the claim seeks indemnification for missing animals, a notarized
statement from the owner specifying the date of birth of each
missing animal and the date on which the animals were discovered
missing, along with evidence of prior indemnification payments due
to death or injury of livestock from wolves, is sufficient
documentation that 1 or more animals are missing and eligible for
indemnification.
(c) Upon request, provide the department of natural resources
with access to the owner's property as necessary to conduct an
investigation if the department of natural resources believes that
an on-site visit will assist its investigation.
(d) Upon request, provide the department with documentation
that the animals have official identification, if required under
the animal industry act, 1988 PA 466, MCL 287.701 to
287.746.287.745.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6205 (request no.
04193'17) of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.