1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; requiring the commissioner of agriculture to pursue 
1.3 	federal reimbursement for certain livestock depredation payments;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 3.737, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 3.737, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 6.Federal reimbursement. The commissioner must pursue federal 
1.9 	reimbursement for any compensation payment issued under this section while:
1.10 	(1) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service lists the Minnesota population of gray 
1.11 	wolves as endangered and threatened wildlife under the federal Endangered Species Act; or
1.12 	(2) the federal government otherwise prohibits livestock producers from protecting 
1.13 	their livestock from wolf depredation.