010-65 Wyo. Code R. §§ 65-3 - Qualifications for Consideration

To be eligible for potential compensation, a claimant must notify the Department by phone that damage to livestock has occurred and suspect that it was caused by gray wolves. Following this notification, the Department will dispatch an investigator from WS or the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to determine whether the damage was more likely than not caused by gray wolves. If the damage was more likely than not caused by gray wolves, the claimant must report the damage to the Department by submitting a depredation investigative report completed by the WS or Wyoming Game and Fish Department investigator as soon as possible but no later than 15 days after discovery of the damage. The Department shall only consider complete applications submitted no later than 60 consecutive days after the damage ended or the last damage was discovered. A complete application consists of the following documents:

(a) A completed claim form;

(b) A copy of the depredation investigative report from the WS or Wyoming Game and Fish Department investigator for each gray wolf depredation incident that confirms that the livestock damage was more likely than not caused by a gray wolf;

(c) The documents supporting the value determination of the damage, such as:

(i) The fair market value for like livestock at a rate substantiated by a livestock sale barn on the date of damage; or

(ii) For young of the year livestock, the fair market value for like livestock at the weaning weight substantiated by a livestock sale barn; or

(iii) Other credible written valuation of the livestock; and

(d) Any additional supporting documents the claimant may wish to submit.

Notes

010-65 Wyo. Code R. §§ 65-3

Adopted, Eff. 6/7/2023. Amended, Eff. 10/5/2023.