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 XVI - DAMAGE CAUSED BY GRAY WOLVES
Section 17161 - DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO ARTICLE XVI

A. "Baseline Death Loss" is a phrase used in rule #17170 regarding Itemized Claims for missing calves, yearlings or sheep. The claimant's Baseline Death Loss refers to the average proportion of calves, yearlings or sheep lost by the claimant annually for the three years preceding the first Confirmed Wolf Depredation experienced by the claimant on the claimant's lawful grazing lands, whether public or private, relative to the number of such animals the claimant had under management at the time of loss. All deaths other than those caused by gray wolf depredation shall be included in the baseline, including but not limited to deaths due to predation by other wildlife, disease, poisoning, fire, flood and drought.

B. "Baseline Conception Rate" is a phrase used in rule #17170 regarding itemized claims for reduced conception rates of sheep and cattle. The claimant's Baseline Conception Rate refers to the claimant's average conception rate for the three years preceding the first Confirmed Wolf Depredation experienced by the claimant.

C. "Baseline Weight" is a phrase used in rule #17170 regarding itemized claims for decreases in weight gains of sheep and cattle. The claimant's Baseline Weight refers to the claimant's average weight for the three years preceding the first Confirmed Wolf Depredation experienced by the claimant.

D. "Calves" refers to domestic cattle from the age of birth through 12 months at the time of loss.

E. "Claimant" refers to the owner of livestock or livestock guard or herding animals who has suffered direct or indirect losses caused by gray wolves. Only such owners can file claims for gray wolf damage compensation as provided for in this Article XVI.

F. "Confirmed Wolf Depredation" has the meaning codified in #17167.

G. "Indirect Losses" means decreased weights for calves, yearlings, and all classes of sheep, and decreased conception rates for domestic cattle and sheep.

H. "Livestock" has the same meaning codified in § 33-2-105.8(5)(c), CRS and also includes domestic bison including hybrids with domestic cattle. See § 33-2-105.8(5)(c), CRS ("Livestock means cattle, horses, mules, burros, sheep, lambs, swine, llama, alpaca, and goats.").

I. "Livestock guard animal" refers to animals whose primary purpose is attempting to protect livestock from depredation.

J. "Livestock herding animal" refers to animals whose primary purpose is herding livestock.

K. "Nonlethal Conflict Minimization" means lawful, nonlethal materials and techniques used by owners of livestock for purposes of avoiding, minimizing, or mitigating gray wolf damage to livestock. Such measures include hazing techniques authorized under Chapter W-10.

L. "Yearling" refers to domestic cattle between 12 and 24 months old at the time of loss.