23-23-8. Compensation for damage — Claims.
A landowner participating in a cooperative wildlife management unit who incurs damages caused by a hunter on his or her land may submit a claim and receive compensation for the claim from money received for cooperative wildlife management unit authorization or permit fees collected by the landowner association.
A landowner participating in a cooperative wildlife management unit who incurs damages caused by a hunter on his or her land may submit a claim and receive compensation for the claim from money received for cooperative wildlife management unit authorization or permit fees collected by the landowner association.
- (1) These claims shall:
- (a) be paid first and have priority over all other obligations of the landowner association;
- (b) be reviewed, investigated, and paid by the landowner association; and
- (c) not exceed annual revenues of a unit.
- (2) A landowner participating in a cooperative wildlife management unit who incurs damages caused by a hunter on his or her land may not hold the state liable for compensation.
Amended by Chapter 258, 1997 General Session