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SF 1405

1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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Introduction Posted on 02/28/2007
1st Engrossment Posted on 04/13/2007

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A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; changing certain livestock compensation provisions;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.737, subdivision 1; 3.7371,
subdivision 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.737, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Compensation required.

(a) Notwithstanding section 3.736,
subdivision 3
, paragraph (e), or any other law, a livestock owner shall be compensated
by the commissioner of agriculture for livestock that is destroyed by a gray wolf or is
so crippled by a gray wolf that it must be destroyed. deleted text begin Thedeleted text end new text begin Except as provided in this
section, the
new text end owner is entitled to the fair market value of the destroyed livestock as
determined by the commissioner, upon recommendation of a university extension agent
or a conservation officer. new text begin In any fiscal year, a livestock owner may not be compensated
for a destroyed animal claim that is less than $100 in value and may be compensated up
to $20,000, as determined under this section. In any fiscal year, the commissioner may
provide compensation for claims filed under this section and section 3.7371 up to a total
of $100,000 for both programs combined.
new text end

(b) Either the agent or the conservation officer must make a personal inspection of
the site. The agent or the conservation officer must take into account factors in addition to
a visual identification of a carcass when making a recommendation to the commissioner.
The commissioner, upon recommendation of the agent or conservation officer, shall
determine whether the livestock was destroyed by a gray wolf and any deficiencies in the
owner's adoption of the best management practices developed in subdivision 5. The
commissioner may authorize payment of claims only if the agent or the conservation
officer has recommended payment. The owner shall file a claim on forms provided by the
commissioner and available at the university extension agent's office.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.7371, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Compensation.

The crop owner is entitled to the target price or the
market price, whichever is greater, of the damaged or destroyed crop plus adjustments
for yield loss determined according to agricultural stabilization and conservation service
programs for individual farms, adjusted annually, as determined by the commissioner,
upon recommendation of the county extension agent for the owner's county. The
commissioner, upon recommendation of the agent, shall determine whether the crop
damage or destruction is caused by elk and, if so, the amount of the crop that is damaged
or destroyed. In any deleted text begin calendardeleted text end new text begin fiscalnew text end year, a crop owner may not be compensated for a
damaged or destroyed crop that is less than $100 in value and may be compensated up to
$20,000, as determined under this section, if normal harvest procedures for the area are
followed.new text begin In any fiscal year, the commissioner may provide compensation for claims filed
under this section and section 3.737 up to a total of $100,000 for both programs combined.
new text end