House Amendment 8337


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     1  1    Amend House File 2634 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  Page 1, line 1, by inserting before the word
     1  3 <FINDINGS> the following:  <NEW SECTION.  171.1>.
     1  4 #2.  Page 1, by inserting after line 11 the
     1  5 following:
     1  6    <   .  Feral swine damage or destroy cropland and
     1  7 row crops, including but not limited to corn and
     1  8 soybeans.>
     1  9 #3.  Page 1, line 25, by striking the figure
     1 10 <171.5> and inserting the following:  <171.6>.
     1 11 #4.  Page 1, line 26, by striking the figure
     1 12 <171.1> and inserting the following:  <171.2>.
     1 13 #5.  Page 1, by inserting after line 31 the
     1 14 following:
     1 15    <   .  "Custody or control" means any of the
     1 16 following:
     1 17    a.  Keeping swine in a manner that prevents the
     1 18 release or escape of the swine from containment at all
     1 19 times, including keeping swine for breeding, growing,
     1 20 or transport.
     1 21    b.  Using due diligence to return escaped swine to
     1 22 containment and in compliance with any applicable
     1 23 fencing requirements.>
     1 24 #6.  By striking page 1, line 35, through page 2,
     1 25 line 2, and inserting the following:
     1 26    <   .  "Feral swine" means swine that is currently
     1 27 or has been out of the custody and control of the
     1 28 swine's owner or that has no owner, including but not
     1 29 limited to swine of either sex commonly known as
     1 30 Russian boar or European boar, and that is not being
     1 31 raised solely for personal consumption or marketing
     1 32 through established livestock auctions or slaughter
     1 33 plants.  "Feral swine" includes swine, whether or not
     1 34 the swine is in containment, that has been released
     1 35 for the purpose of hunting or to breed and live
     1 36 freely.>
     1 37 #7.  Page 2, line 19, by striking the figure
     1 38 <171.4> and inserting the following:  <171.5>.
     1 39 #8.  Page 2, by striking line 20 and inserting the
     1 40 following:
     1 41    <   .  "Take" means to kill or injure a feral
     1 42 swine>.
     1 43 #9.  Page 2, line 22, by striking the figure
     1 44 <171.2> and inserting the following:  <171.3>.
     1 45 #10.  Page 3, line 11, by striking the figure
     1 46 <171.3> and inserting the following:  <171.4>.
     1 47 #11.  Page 3, line 31, by striking the words
     1 48 <control or custody> and inserting the following:
     1 49 <custody or control>.
     1 50 #12.  Page 3, line 34, by striking the figure
     2  1 <171.4> and inserting the following:  <171.5>.
     2  2 #13.  Page 5, line 6, by striking the figure
     2  3 <171.5> and inserting the following:  <171.6>.
     2  4 #14.  Page 5, line 8, by inserting after the word
     2  5 <into> the following:  <or within>.
     2  6 #15.  Page 5, by inserting after line 8 the
     2  7 following:
     2  8    <   .  Release or allow the escape of swine from
     2  9 the person's custody or control except when the person
     2 10 has exercised due diligence in maintaining the swine
     2 11 in containment or to return the swine to containment.>
     2 12 #16.  Page 5, line 17, by striking the figure
     2 13 <171.6> and inserting the following:  <171.7>.
     2 14 #17.  Page 5, line 20, by striking the figure
     2 15 <171.5> and inserting the following:  <171.6>.
     2 16 #18.  Page 5, line 24, by striking the figure
     2 17 <171.7> and inserting the following:  <171.8>.
     2 18 #19.  Page 5, by striking line 26 and inserting the
     2 19 following:  <A person>.
     2 20 #20.  Page 5, line 27, by striking the figure
     2 21 <171.5> and inserting the following:  <171.6>.
     2 22 #21.  Page 5, line 30, by inserting after the word
     2 23 <investigative> the following:  <and eradicative>.
     2 24 #22.  Page 5, line 31, by inserting after the word
     2 25 <authority.> the following:  <The amount of the
     2 26 indemnification shall not exceed ten thousand dollars
     2 27 for each swine involved in the violation.>
     2 28 #23.  Page 5, line 33, by inserting after the word
     2 29 <investigation> the following:  <or eradication>.
     2 30 #24.  Page 5, line 35, by inserting after the word
     2 31 <investigation> the following:  <or eradication>.
     2 32 #25.  Page 6, line 4, by striking the figure
     2 33 <171.5> and inserting the following:  <171.6>.
     2 34 #26.  Page 6, line 10, by striking the figure
     2 35 <171.8> and inserting the following:  <171.9>.
     2 36 #27.  Page 6, by striking line 12 and inserting the
     2 37 following:
     2 38    <If a person is>.
     2 39 #28.  Page 6, line 13, by striking the figure
     2 40 <171.5> and inserting the following:  <171.6>.
     2 41 #29.  Page 6, line 18, by striking the figure
     2 42 <171.9> and inserting the following:  <171.10>.
     2 43 #30.  Page 6, line 24, by striking the figure
     2 44 <171.10> and inserting the following:  <171.11>.
     2 45 #31.  Page 6, line 24, by striking the word <OF>
     2 46 and inserting the following:  <OR CAPTURING>.
     2 47 #32.  Page 6, line 26, by inserting after the word
     2 48 <take> the following:  <or capture>.
     2 49 #33.  Page 6, by striking lines 30 and 31 and
     2 50 inserting the following:
     3  1    <2.  If the authorized department or local
     3  2 authority has credible reason to believe that feral
     3  3 swine is on land, the authorized department or local>.
     3  4 #34.  Page 7, line 3, by striking the figure
     3  5 <171.11> and inserting the following:  <171.12>.
     3  6 #35.  Page 7, line 15, by inserting after the word
     3  7 <swine> the following:  <except pursuant to the
     3  8 approval of an authorized department or a local
     3  9 authority>.
     3 10 #36.  Page 8, line 4, by striking the figure
     3 11 <171.5> and inserting the following:  <171.6>.
     3 12 #37.  Page 8, line 11, by striking the figure
     3 13 <171.5> and inserting the following:  <171.6>.
     3 14 #38.  Page 8, by inserting after line 11 the
     3 15 following:
     3 16    <Sec.    .  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed
     3 17 of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.>
     3 18 #39.  Title page, line 1, by striking the word
     3 19 <and>.
     3 20 #40.  Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
     3 21 word <penalties> the following:  <, and providing an
     3 22 effective date>.
     3 23 #41.  By renumbering as necessary.
     3 24
     3 25
     3 26                               
     3 27 GREINER of Washington
     3 28 HF 2634.201 81
     3 29 da/sh/4191

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