Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-24 - Compensation for Mountain Lion, Bear, Wolf or Eagle Damage
Section R657-24-3 - Notification of Damage - Payment of Damage Claims
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 657-24-3
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) When livestock are damaged by a mountain lion, bear, wolf or an eagle, the owner may receive compensation in accordance with Section 23-24-1(2).
(2)
(a)
Notification must be given to the Division within 4 days of the
damage.
(b) Notification may be
made orally to expedite field investigations, but it must be followed with a
draft (unsigned) Livestock Damage Proof of Loss form within 14 days of the
conclusion of the field investigation.
(c) Final signed copies of the Livestock
Damage Proof of Loss form must be submitted to the mammals program coordinator
by June 1 except for damage that occurs between May 15 and June 30 for which
the final signed copy of the Livestock Damage Proof of Loss form must be
received by June 30.
(3)
(a) Claims for damage payments received from
July 1 through June 30 are assessed and accepted or denied based on information
reported on the Livestock Damage Proof of Loss form.
(b) Claims accepted for damage payments are
held until all damage claims for the July 1 through June 30 period have been
collected.
(c) If the total amount
of the damage claims exceed the appropriated funds for this purpose, damage
payments will be prorated for all eligible claims.
(d) Payments for eagle damage claims shall
not be made until all accepted mountain lion, bear and wolf claims for a fiscal
year have first been paid.
(e)
Payments for wolf damage claims will only be made for damage that occurs in
areas of the state where wolves are removed from the protection of the
Endangered Species Act.
(4)
(a)
Damage payments will be paid only for confirmed losses and only to livestock
producers who have paid the required head tax in accordance with Section
23-24-1(2).
(b) Verification of the payment of head tax
will be acquired from the Utah Department of Agriculture.
(5)
(a) The
division or USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services specialists will document on approved
Livestock Damage Proof of Loss forms the type and magnitude of livestock losses
experienced by livestock producers.
(b) Where agreement with the type or
magnitude of losses is not achieved by a USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services
specialists, a division representative shall follow up with an additional field
investigation to assess damage claims.
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