LANSING (AP) -- A Department of Natural Resources order prohibiting possession of wild boar would take effect July 8 if lawmakers don't act.  The order would be phased in to give ranches time to adjust.

Wildlife officials say free-roaming swine have escaped from game ranches and are destroying crops.

Some lawmakers want to let the invasive species order take effect and put it into state law so it can't easily be altered.

Others say that would unnecessarily harm game ranches that rely on wild boar hunts for a major chunk of their income.  Those lawmakers seek to adopt regulations for ranches, including tougher fencing standards to prevent the animals from escaping.

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