Ohio House passes legislation allowing motorists to keep hogs, boars and turkeys killed by vehicles

Ohio residents looking to bypass the grocery store could soon get their meat free of charge in the middle of the road. The House passed legislation Wednesday allowing people to keep feral hogs, wild boars, or a wild turkeys that they hit and kill with their vehicle, as long as they report the accident to a wildlife or law enforcement officer within 24 hours, Jeremy Pelzer reports for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland. The state already has a law allowing motorists to keep deer that they hit and kill. (USDA photo)

House Bill 199 passed by a vote of 94-1. State Rep. Tony Burkley (R-Payne) joked that if the bill passes, “We don’t have to wait days for local authorities or buzzards to clean up the roadway.” He said the cost of repairing the vehicle “would be offset somewhat by the additional food that may be placed on the table, so you can say it’s for the kids.” The legislation now heads to the Senate. (Read more)