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HB3153 • 2025

Authorizes a person to use dogs to hunt or pursue cougars on private property owned by the person or with the consent of the property owner.

Authorizes a person to use dogs to hunt or pursue cougars on private property owned by the person or with the consent of the property owner.

Agriculture
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Cate
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.

  3. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act allows a person to use dogs to hunt or chase cougars. The Act tells an agency to assess how many livestock cougars prey on and address the issue in certain ways. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.1).
Authorizes a person to use dogs to hunt or pursue cougars on private property owned by the person or with the consent of the property owner.
Instructs the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to assess cougar depredation of livestock, establish a threshold for chronic depredation of livestock and reduce cougar populations as needed to address chronic depredation.
Relating to: Relating to cougars.
Current location: In House Committee