Missouri Feral Hog Bill Sponsor is Hopeful Governor Parson Will Sign Bill; Conservation Federation of Missouri Praises Bipartisan Bill

The Conservation Federation of Missouri is praising the state Legislature for giving final approval to a bipartisan bill that boosts penalties on residents who knowingly release feral hogs. The Conservation Federation of Missouri has been lobbying for the bill from State Representative Tim Taylor, who says feral hogs are highly destructive to agricultural production:

Representative Taylor is from the small mid-Missouri town of Speed, near Boonville. His bill also includes the Prescribed Burning Act. Missouri is one of five states that doesn’t have a prescribed burning statute.