3.__Coyote control program.__Pursuant to section 10053, subsection 8, the commissioner shall maintain a coyote control program as follows.

A.__The commissioner may employ qualified persons to serve as agents of the department for purposes of coyote control.__ These agents must be trained by the department in animal damage control techniques and must be utilized by the department to perform coyote control duties in areas where predation by coyotes is posing a threat to deer or other wildlife.__Each agent shall execute a cooperative agreement with the department specifying the conditions and limitations of the agent's responsibilities as an agent, including any terms for reimbursement of expenses or payment of wages.

B.__Agents must be trained in the use of snares and must be deployed in the unorganized townships to control coyotes during the winter months.__All snaring must be carried out under the direction of department officials and with the knowledge of the local game warden.__All areas of snaring activity must be adequately posted.

C.__Agents may be utilized for the benefit of agricultural interests as long as the department is reimbursed annually for the cost of those efforts by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources from funds specifically appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources for that purpose.

4.__Search and rescue.__Whenever the commissioner receives notification that any person has gone into the woodlands or onto the inland waters of the State on a hunting, fishing or other trip and has become lost, stranded or drowned, the commissioner shall exercise the authority to take reasonable steps to ensure the safe and timely recovery of that person; except in cases involving downed or lost aircraft covered by Title 6, section 303.

A.__The commissioner may summon any person in the State to assist in search and rescue attempts.__Each person summoned must be paid at a rate set by the commissioner with the