Code of Colorado Regulations
400 - Department of Natural Resources
406 - Colorado Parks and Wildlife (406 Series, Wildlife)
2 CCR 406-17 - CHAPTER W-17 - DAMAGE CAUSED BY WILDLIFE
Article VII - DAMAGE TO HARVESTED CROPS
Section 1772 - EVALUATION AND SETTLEMENT PROCEDURE

Universal Citation: 400 CO Code Regs 1772

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024

A. Damage to a harvested crop shall be evaluated as follows or by any other method agreed upon in writing by the claimant and the Division.

1. Damage to stacked hay shall be evaluated by calculating the pounds of hay which have been damaged by big game through:
a. calculation of the volume of hay removed or damaged;

b. determining the number of bales damaged based on bailing wires or strings remaining or number of bales originally in the stack.

2. Damage to harvested crops, other than haystacks, and crops being fed to livestock shall be evaluated on a cured or air dried forage basis of 2.2 pounds per deer day use, 2.5 pounds per sheep day use, 8.8 pounds per elk day use, 1.6 pounds per pronghorn day use, 2.1 pounds per mountain goat day use, and 15.3 pounds per moose day use, or under conditions existing at the time and place of damage.

B. Value of any crop shall be the market value at the time and place of damage.

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