Lege TREND. Legalizing Consumption of Roadkill

State: California

The legislation: SB 395 (CA | 2019)

Specific animals: deer, elk, antelope and wild pigs

How does it work?

• Permits a person to retroactively, at no cost, apply for any necessary hunting license
• It also applies to seriosuly injured animals may be killed “in a safe, legal, and humane manner”

Supporters say:

• “translates into hundreds of thousands of pounds of healthy meat that could be utilized to feed those in need”

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