FISCAL NOTE
FUND(S):
Dangerous Wild Animal Fund
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
A New Program,A New Fund
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The Dangerous Wild Animal Board and Dangerous Wild Animal Fund are established to identify and issue permits for dangerous wild animals housed in WV. The Commissioner of Agriculture is ex officio Chair of the Board, and the Department of Agriculture is charged with providing staff and other support for the Board's activities, including developing rules related to the function of the Board. The fee for each permit is unknown at this time, as it is to be established by rule. Also, there are no estimates on the number or type of dangerous wild animals in the state, so it is not possible to estimate permit revenue that will go into the special revenue fund dedicated to this program.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2013
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2014
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Due to the changes in the Committee Substitute for SB466, it is difficult to estimate fiscal impact at this time. There is insufficient data to estimate the number of permits to be issued by the new Dangerous Wild Animal Board. This, along with the fact that the rule-making process must first be completed in order to establish permit fees, makes estimated total revenues unknown. The main duty of the Board will be to administer the permitting process, which would require minimal staff time and expense. Since there are no ongoing surveillance responsibilities defined to monitor wild animal health and welfare, there would be no need for field or technical staff on a regular basis. Instead, expenses would only be incurred when responding to an incident that would require relocation or depopulation of wild animals, and would vary depending on the type and number of animals, location, nature of incident and other factors.
Memorandum
The Department of Agriculture does not have any enforcement authority under SB466 in its current form. Our agency would need assistance from local law enforcement and/or DNR in the event of an emergency. The criminal penalties in this proposed exotic bill exceed any penalties authorized by Department of Agriculture to impose. This bill does not define if this is a terminal operation or capture for relocation operation which would have a dynamic fiscal impact on personnel and other resources. There are no disease surveillance or management issues in this bill related to human health or domestic livestock which need to be directly addressed.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Bobb Tabb, Senior Manager
Email Address: btabb@wvda.us