Plain English Breakdown
The bill status is Vetoed; it did not become effective law unless overridden, which remains unknown based on provided data.
SB1280: Rules and Funding Limits on Mexican Gray Wolves
This bill would require a written agreement with federal officials before releasing or moving Mexican gray wolves in Arizona, set specific rules for where they can go, mandate detailed reports to the state commission, and ban using public money to bring wolf puppies into the state.
What This Bill Does
- Requires an attempt to create a memorandum of understanding with U.S. federal officials before any release, moving, or cross-fostering of Mexican gray wolves in Arizona.
- Prohibits releasing, moving, or cross-fostering wolves within three miles of state trust land or private property under the agreement.
- Requires that every wolf released, moved, or cross-fostered has a full DNA profile recorded.
- Orders the department to report at every commission meeting on wolf deaths and reasons for death, feeding costs, captures with reasons and DNA profiles, collar locations, and incidents involving people or pets.
- Bans transporting Mexican gray wolf puppies into Arizona.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Arizona Game and Fish Commission
- Federal agencies partnering with the state department
Terms To Know
- Cross-fostering
- Placing a wolf pup in the care of another animal's family to raise it.
- Translocation
- Moving an animal from one location to another within or outside its current range.
Limits and Unknowns
- The governor vetoed this bill, so it did not become law.
- It is unknown if lawmakers later voted to override the veto and pass the bill anyway.
- The text does not specify how long these rules would last if they had been enacted.