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WDFW proposes changes to livestock depredation compensation rules; seeks authority to pay up to $30,000 without appeal
Summary
Staff presented a CR‑102 filing and a rule package to clarify definitions, extend filing windows, add a hardship pause, and align WAC language with RCW; the draft would let the department pay up to $30,000 without an administrative appeal and opens public comment through March 16, 2026.
Jim Brown, wildlife conflict section manager in WDFW's landowner services division, presented the department's proposed rule package on Feb. 12 to clarify livestock depredation compensation rules and incorporate many Wildlife Advisory Group (WAG) recommendations.
Brown said the department filed a CR‑102 rule package on Feb. 4, 2026, and summarized key proposals: establish a clear definition of commercial livestock, clarify owner status for leased operations, expand acceptable documentation producers can submit to prove commercial status (with redaction options for private data), restructure lengthy WAC paragraphs for clarity, and remove duplicative definitions already in statute.
On payment authority, Brown explained that the RCW language carries a $30,000 cap (originally set in crop language) while prior WAC text…
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