Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
A.
Payment of gray wolf damage claims will be based on sales receipts or sales
contracts when copies of such documents are filed with the Proof of Loss for
Base Compensation Claims, or with the Ratio or Itemized Claim forms for
Optional Claims. Expenses such as transportation, yardage, feed costs at sales
yards, and sales commissions are not eligible for payment.
B. Where such receipts or contracts are not
submitted to the Division, the following methods shall be used:
1. Payment of adult range sheep claims for
each age class, other than running age ewes, will be based on the prices in the
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports from the September preceding the
date of the loss or damage. Payment for running-age ewes (ewes between the ages
of 2 and 5 years old) will be determined by the following formula: The value
shall equal the price received for lambs based on contracts or the average
weekly sale price from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service report from the
last week of September plus 50% of the above value. (Example: Fall lambs at $90
Plus 50% = $90 + $45 or $135, total value of each running-age ewe.)
2. Payment of lamb claims will be based on
the average sale price shown in the weekly USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
report for the last week of the September preceding the date of the loss or
damage.
3. Payment of calf claims
will be based on the average sale price shown in the monthly update published
by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service for the month of the October
preceding the date of the loss.
4.
Payment of claims for decreased weights of sheep or domestic cattle shall be
measured by the difference between the average weight of such animals in the
claim year at the time of sale versus the average weight of such animals at the
time of sale in the three years preceding the confirmed wolf
depredation.
5. Payment of claims
for decreased conception rates of sheep shall be measured by the difference
between an unbred sheep and a bred sheep based on the average sale price shown
in the weekly USDA Agricultural Marketing Service report for the last week of
the September preceding the date of the loss.
6. Payment of claims for decreased conception
rates of domestic cattle shall be measured by the difference between an unbred
cow and a bred cow based on the average sale price shown in the weekly USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service report for the last week of the October
preceding the date of the loss.
7.
Payment of all other claims will be based on the fair market value at the time
of the loss for the type, age and weight of the animal involved.
C. For good cause shown, a
claimant may establish the value of losses of livestock and, where compensable,
livestock guard and herding animals, by reliable means other than those shown
above. The claimant shall be required to establish by a preponderance of
evidence that the valuation methods listed above are inappropriate for the
claim submitted and that the method of valuation requested represents the fair
market value of claimant's loss.
D.
In addition to damages associated with injury or death, livestock producers are
eligible to receive compensation for veterinarian expenses and medical
supplies. Claims for veterinarian expenses and medical supplies shall be
accompanied by invoices and/or evidence of payment. Only expenses from licensed
veterinarians are eligible for reimbursement. Such expenses are limited to
$15,000 or the fair market value of the animal, whichever is lower.
