Roadkill for dinner? Utah lawmaker drafts bill

Roadkill for dinner? Utah lawmaker drafts bill

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SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah lawmaker wants to follow Montana's lead and make it easier for citizens to take home roadkill for dinner.

Harvesting roadkill already is allowed in Utah but is limited. A permit from the Division of Wildlife Resources is required.

According to the Daily Herald, a new proposal says if a vehicle hits an animal, police could respond and give the driver a permit to take the animal home and harvest it for meat.

Rep. Dixon Pitcher, R-Ogden, is drafting the bill. He told the Herald many people already take home animals they hit and his bill would make it a legal process.

Montana lawmakers recently passed a bill that allows residents there take home an animal they hit, and then get a permit within 24 hours, maybe even through a smartphone app.

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