You kill it, you grill it? New California bill would let drivers legally eat roadkill

[fleur-de-lisa]

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article226570774.html

You’re driving down the road at night when, out of nowhere, a deer jumps in front of your car. It doesn’t survive. It’d be a shame to let all that meat go to waste, right?

That’s the thinking behind Senate Bill 395, sponsored by Sen. Bob J. Archuleta, D-Montebello.

That bill would amend state law, as well as the Fish and Game Code, to allow drivers of vehicles that fatally strike an animal to retroactively apply for a wildlife salvage permit, at no cost, within 24 hours of the collision. The bill also would allow non-drivers who come across roadkill to salvage the dead animal.

Existing law states that while accidentally killing an animal with a vehicle isn’t illegal, salvaging it is. Only state and local agencies may lawfully remove such animals. According to Archuleta’s bill text, each year “it is estimated that over 20,000 deer alone are hit by motor vehicles on California’s roadways.”

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TBF, it will be artisanal roadkill served on a gluten-free bun

[democratisphere]

1. Oh great. Now California drivers can go down the road licking their chops

and looking for dinner.

[Runningdawg]

2. In many states when officers find clean roadkill or poaching

they take it to the nearest shelter. I have never hit and killed an animal, but I have participated in cleaning and eating meat that was accidently killed by someone else. I don't think anyone out there is going to be hitting animals just to collect the meat. A deer can total a car and especially if it enters through the windshield, it can kill the occupants. It was a good law, sorry to see it didn't make it.

[Duppers]

6. Smaller deer?

But you're right, hitting a big deer would be a huge problem.

[Runningdawg]

7. Even small deer can be a problem

I've lived in deer country and been a nurse most of my life. The hooves at the end of those spindly legs are like swords. I've seen the effects of a blow out at 70mph after a tire was punctured. I've see people lose eyes, most of their teeth, even their lives when just one leg comes through windshield. And...I have seen people kill themselves to avoid hitting a deer.

[Duppers]

8. OMGoodness!!

Wow! Thanks for that info.

We live in a wildlife sanctuary where we have deer in our backyard everyday. It's a good thing that we have a 25mph speed limit on the streets here but most folks go much slower at night to make sure we don't hit them. I often come to a complete stop for "deer crossings."
And we never let our dogs chase the deer either - that's a "hell-no-you-don't" command. We know that adult deer hooves can kill a dog.

[Thyla]

3. So you are telling me that George Henderson commited

a criminal offense by strapping Harry to the roof without first applying for a salvage permit?

My whole life is a sham.

[SWBTATTReg]

4. Interesting...I know in MO if there is a roadkill (deer, etc.) the conservation dept is to be...

called and then they will donate/call for the remains to be picked up/processed (depending on location). Sometimes they just left the remains lay there and let nature take over, or simply just took the call and told us to go ahead and remove/process the remains ourselves. This was usually pretty desirable as most county roads in rural MO are barely 2 lane roads w/ no shoulders.

I know where we lived at in the Ozarks, deer kills were frequent, and we usually called one of our neighbors who were into processing kills of this type. They would go pick up the remains (all of it) and properly dispose of it. They were the hillbilly type and were real happy about such calls. Although w/ CWD (chronic wasting disease) this does happen as frequently as it used to, and one needs to be cautious in dealing with the potential of such diseases. They have been doing this for over 30 years and they are still alive and kicking (the neighbors). They usually made it into jerky (dried it/smoked it in a 'smoke house') and fed the remains to their (I think 7 or 8 dogs).