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Show Changes In Prepatory Animal Control Law Become Effective i Myron H:goee, Chairman of the lion County Predatory Animal con trol committee, announces that re-, "visions of the predatory animal j bounty law ar? now in effect, and that much of the red tape has been eliminated, and that additional time Is allowed the trapped in which to make his claim for bounty. He ponts out that the $15 bounty is still In effect for mountain lions or cougars, and six dollars for coyotrs and bob cats. Over 21000 coyotes,1 3.000 wildcats, and 140 mountain lions have been taken In the state In approximately elghte n months under the bounty system, he states. i The old law requires that th? pelt with at least three feet attached attach-ed should be pr sented for bounty. . The amended law states that all i feet must be attached to the p It, cr the scalp with both ears attach-, attach-, ed and four feet exe pt In the case , of peg-legged animals, the lower , part of the peg-leg shall be accepted In lieu cf the missing foot. Parts must be in such a state of preser- vation as to enable inspectors to j id ntify without difficulty. An entirely new provision of the law states that no bounty shall be paid to non-resldenU cf the State of Utah unless h Is registered with and Is the holder of a permit from the Utah State Board or Agriculture Agricul-ture coveting the time the animal or animals from which bounty Is bring claimed were killed Non-resldenU shall also be required to temporarily tem-porarily reside within the boundary of the State during the p rlod of time he Is engaged In trapping or otherwise catching and destroying animals or bounty, but In no case shall t mporary resdenee be less than one month. This provls'on was thought to be necessary by the Leg-! islature because reports hid come In that trapp rs were spending part time In this State and part time In other States, possibly trapping In the morning in one State and In the aternoon In other. Funds available during the year will be approximately $19,000 less because of the great decrease In she p population of the State. Heavy taxes, (thirty mills for predatory anlml control alone) along with high labor cost and general expense Increase have possibly caused this liquidation. The Fish and Game Commission nu ke an annual appropriation ap-propriation of $15,000 to the bounty fund. Turkey growers who have their turkey ass used pay a ten mill levy. i In addition to Mr. Higbep the Iron Countv Committee Includes, James C. Robinson Parowan; T. , W. Jones. N wrestle: tnd Claude I Macfarlnne, Cedar City. The area I Inspectors are Hcber M S-vv. Alfred Al-fred Stuckl and Franr's Middl ton, Cedi.r City: Revere Robinson, Par-agnah. Par-agnah. and Ray Lyman, Parowan. The County Committee meets on the last Tu sday of each month. i |