The California Fish and Game Commission issued a proposed rule this week that would make it illegal to "offer a prize, inducement or reward" for killing predators, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The 3-2 vote opens a public comment period that will end August 6th, when the commission is expected to make a final decision on the proposal.
The commission received about 13,000 letters and emails calling for an end to the indiscriminate killing of coyotes and other predators.
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