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HF 601MINNESOTASession 2025-2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Minnesota House appropriates $250,000 for wolf depredation and elk damage compensation

Original title: Depredation compensation payment funding provided, and money appropriated.

Last action · April 22, 2025: Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural DevelopmentSponsors: John Burkel and 7 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Official description

Depredation compensation payment funding provided, and money appropriated.

Why it matters

Livestock and crop producers experiencing losses from wolves or elk can access state reimbursement funds and grants for preventive measures, shifting financial burdens from wildlife encounters away from individual farmers.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Livestock producers

Livestock producers can access $125,000 in compensation funds for animals destroyed or crippled by wolves.

Directly affected

Crop and fence owners

Producers suffering crop or fence damage from elk gain access to $125,000 in compensation and grant funding for protective measures.

Directly affected

Commissioner of agriculture

The commissioner receives and administers the $250,000 appropriation, manages claim investigations, and has authority to transfer funds between programs.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible to receive compensation under this bill?

Livestock producers who have animals destroyed or crippled by wolves, and agricultural producers who suffer crop or fence damage caused by elk, are eligible for compensation under Minnesota Statutes sections 3.737 and 3.7371.

How much money does the bill appropriate in total?

The bill appropriates a total of $250,000 from the general fund for 2025, split evenly with $125,000 for wolf and $125,000 for elk damage.

Can unused money from one program be shifted to the other?

Yes, if the commissioner determines that claims made under either program are unusually high, amounts appropriated for either program may be transferred to the other.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in Senate committee.

Procedural history

12 actions

Apr 22, 2025SenateCommittee
Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Apr 22, 2025SenateIntroduced
Introduction and first reading
Apr 22, 2025Senate
Received from House
Apr 10, 2025HouseFloor
Bill was passed as amended pg. 1917 vote: 115-19
Apr 10, 2025HouseFloor
Third reading as amended
Apr 10, 2025House
Amended

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Apr 10, 2025House
House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Thursday, April 10, 2025
Apr 3, 2025HouseFloor
Second reading
Apr 3, 2025House
Committee report, to adopt
Mar 3, 2025HouseCommittee
Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Ways and Means
Feb 19, 2025House
Author added Warwas
Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Agriculture Finance and Policy

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