AR-News: (US MT) County, agriculture board discuss possible wolf policies

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By BUDDY SMITH Staff Reporter 


County commissioners sought a local farming and ranching board's 
recommendation on wolves, and last week were told ag producers ought to be able to handle 
any attacks on livestock like they can domestic dogs under Montana law, with 
lethal defense.

Ravalli County Commissioners, prompted by an e-mail last month from a Pray 
man asking Montana's 56 counties to adopt tough stances toward gray wolves 
managed by the federal government, including declaring the federally protected 
species predators, asked the county's Right to Farm and Ranch Board for input.

Meeting with commissioners Thursday, board members said "local control is 
crucial to the protection of livestock." One Montana law cited by the board 
essentially says domestic dogs that harass, destroy or injure livestock may be 
killed immediately by the livestock owner, his agent or employee.

The board recommended that commissioners consider adopting some sort of 
resolution or policy they hoped would help livestock owners defend their animals, 
saying expanding wolf numbers would eventually pose a problem in the county. 



full story:
http://www.ravallinews.com/articles/2004/02/09/news/news03.txt 


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