§ 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.

(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