HLS 16RS-618 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 9
BY REPRESENTATIVE THIBAUT
HUNTING: Creates the Feral Hog Management Advisory Task Force
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To create the Feral Hog Management Advisory Task Force in the Department of Wildlife
3 and Fisheries.
4 WHEREAS, feral hogs (Sus scrofa), including European wild hogs and hybrids,
5commonly weigh two hundred pounds but can easily weigh up to four hundred pounds, are
6quickly becoming the most serious problem facing land managers and hunters in Louisiana;
7and
8 WHEREAS, feral hogs are omnivorous but vegetation constitutes the largest portion
9of their diet as they use their very tough nose that allows them to “root” for invertebrates,
10tubers, or any other underground food, thereby disrupting crops, golf courses, levees,
11hayfields, tree farms, and even lawns; and
12 WHEREAS, feral hogs are extremely prolific with generally two litters per year of
13up to ten piglets per litter; while the feral hogs have virtually no natural predators, so piglet
14survival is nearly one hundred percent which allows the population to increase
15geometrically; and
16 WHEREAS, feral hogs are plagued by a multitude of diseases that can affect humans,
17commercial swine operations, or wildlife, including swine brucellosis, pseudorabies, and
18classical swine fever; and
19 WHEREAS, with their high proliferation and lack of natural predators, management
20of feral hogs is of paramount importance to the state and the hunters and farmers of the state.
Page 1 of 4 HLS 16RS-618 ORIGINAL
HCR NO. 9
1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
2create the Feral Hog Management Advisory Task Force in the Department of Wildlife and
3Fisheries as follows:
4 A. There is hereby established the Feral Hog Management Advisory Task
5 Force to study and monitor the feral hog issues in the state of Louisiana and to make
6 recommendations for the management of the feral hogs.
7 B. The task force shall be composed as follows:
8 (1) One member appointed from the staff of the Department of Wildlife and
9 Fisheries by the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
10 (2) One member appointed from the staff of the Department of Agriculture
11 and Forestry by the Commissioner of Agriculture.
12 (3) One member appointed by the secretary of the Department of Wildlife
13 and Fisheries from three nominations submitted by the Louisiana Hog Hunters
14 Association.
15 (4) One member appointed by the secretary of the Department of Wildlife
16 and Fisheries from three nominations submitted by the Louisiana Landowners
17 Association.
18 (5) One member appointed by the secretary of the Department of Wildlife
19 and Fisheries from three nominations submitted by the Louisiana Forestry
20 Association.
21 (6) One member appointed by the secretary of the Department of Wildlife
22 and Fisheries from three nominations submitted by the Louisiana Quality Deer
23 Management Association.
24 (7) One member appointed by the secretary of the Department of Wildlife
25 and Fisheries who is a landowner in the state of Louisiana.
26 (8) One member appointed by the secretary of the Department of Wildlife
27 and Fisheries who is a resident of Louisiana and a licensed deer hunter in the state
28 of Louisiana.
29 C. The members appointed under the provisions of Paragraphs (B)(1) and
30 (2) of this Section shall be nonvoting members. However, they shall be considered
Page 2 of 4 HLS 16RS-618 ORIGINAL
HCR NO. 9
1 members of the task force for determination of the number of members necessary for
2 a quorum and for establishing the presence of a quorum.
3 D. Five members of the task force shall constitute a quorum sufficient to
4 conduct meetings and business of the task force. The task force shall elect a
5 chairman from its membership and may seek and receive assistance from universities
6 within the state in the development of methods to manage feral hogs in the state of
7 Louisiana. The members of the task force shall serve without compensation;
8 however, the task force may receive the same reimbursement of travel expenses for
9 attending the meetings as is allowed for other state employees' travel.
10 E. The task force is hereby charged with the responsibility to make
11 recommendations with respect to issues pertaining to feral hog management efforts,
12 including public awareness programs, to the various state agencies charged with
13 responsibility for managing the feral hogs in this state, including the Department of
14 Wildlife and Fisheries, the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, and the
15 legislature. The task force shall consider hunter-based solutions and shall gather
16 input from various stakeholder groups.
17 F. The activities of the Feral Hog Management Advisory Task Force shall
18 be funded through the Feral Hog Management Account, R.S. 56:10(B)(1)(h).
19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the
20secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 9 Original 2016 Regular Session Thibaut
Creates the Feral Hog Management Advisory Task Force composed as follows:
(1) One member appointed from the staff of the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries by the
secretary of the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries.
(2) One member appointed from the staff of the Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry by the
Commissioner of Agriculture.
(3) One member appointed by the secretary of the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries from three
nominations submitted by the La. Hog Hunters Association.
Page 3 of 4 HLS 16RS-618 ORIGINAL
HCR NO. 9
(4) One member appointed by the secretary of the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries from three
nominations submitted by the La. Landowners Association.
(5) One member appointed by the secretary of the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries from three
nominations submitted by the La. Forestry Association.
(6) One member appointed by the secretary of the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries from three
nominations submitted by the La. Quality Deer Management Association.
(7) One member appointed by the secretary of the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries who is
a landowner in the state of Louisiana.
(8) One member appointed by the secretary of the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries who is
a resident of Louisiana and a licensed deer hunter in the state of Louisiana.
Provides that the members of the task force serve without compensation; however,
authorizes them to receive the same reimbursement of travel expenses for attending the
meetings as is allowed for other state employees' travel.
Provides that the task force is hereby charged with the responsibility to make
recommendations with respect to issues pertaining to feral hog management efforts,
including public awareness programs, to the various state agencies charged with
responsibility for managing the feral hogs in this state, including the Dept. of Wildlife and
Fisheries, the Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry, and the legislature. Requires the task force
to consider hunter-based solutions based on input from stakeholder groups. Provides that
activities of the task force are funded from the Feral Hog Management Account.
Page 4 of 4