- (1) A board of county commissioners shall review any proposal made by the department of livestock or the department of fish, wildlife, and parks under 81-2-120 or 87-1-216 to authorize the transplantation or relocation of any wild buffalo or wild bison certified by the state veterinarian as brucellosis-free into that county.
(2) A board of county commissioners may not authorize a wild buffalo or wild bison to be transplanted or relocated into a county unless:
- (a) the animal is certified as brucellosis-free; and
- (b) the board finds the transplantation or relocation does not threaten the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the county.
- (3) The provisions of this section do not apply to proposals made by the department of livestock or the department of fish, wildlife, and parks under 81-2-120 or 87-1-216 to transplant or relocate wild buffalo or wild bison certified by the state veterinarian as brucellosis-free to a qualified tribal entity pursuant to 81-2-120(1)(a)(ii).
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 354, L. 2021.