Bill Approved That Would Make It Easier To Kill Beavers and Muskrats Causing Damage Near A Roadway

Saturday, June 26th, 2021 -- 6:52 AM

The state Senate has approved a bill that would make it easier to kill beavers and muskrats causing damage near a roadway.

Wisconsin law allows the Department of Natural Resources to capture, shoot, trap or relocate a wild animal that is causing damage but bars anyone from opening fire within 50 feet of the center of a road. Under the Republican-authored bill, the DNR or a local government agent could shoot beavers or muskrats causing damage to a road within 50 feet of the road.

The Senate passed the bill on a voice vote Wednesday. The Assembly passed it Tuesday. The bill now goes to Gov. Tony Evers.(AP)

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