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SB 236 - This act modifies provisions relating to feral swine. Currently, any person who recklessly or knowingly releases any swine to live in a wild state or possesses or transports certain live wild boar without a permit from the Department of Agriculture is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Under this act, any person who recklessly or knowingly releases any swine to live in a wild state or possesses or transports live feral swine is guilty of a Class E felony. The act repeals a definition for "feral hog" and replaces it with a definition for "feral swine". Additionally, the term "feral hog" is replaced with "feral swine" throughout the act. Any person who takes or kills a feral hog on public or private land without the consent of the landowner or with the use of an artificial light is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Finally, the act repeals rulemaking authority for the Director of the Department of Agriculture for health standards for certain wild swine and repeals provisions of law creating the Animal Health Fund. This act is similar to SB 1059 (2020) and HCS/HB 1798 (2020). JAMIE ANDREWS
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