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Commission hears proposed changes to livestock compensation rules after producers' complaints about delays
Summary
WDFW presented a CR 102 package to clarify definitions, expand acceptable valuation records, add a 120'day hardship option, and raise the administrative payout ceiling to match RCW (up to $30,000) without appeal; ranchers urged faster processing and conservation groups asked for careful wording on what counts as an "attack."
At the March meeting the Commission heard a detailed briefing and public hearing on proposed changes to the Livestock Compensation rules (CR 102). Jim Brown, WDFW's Wildlife Conflict Section Manager, presented the rule package and answered commissioners' questions.
Brown said the rule amendments aim to simplify and clarify existing language, establish a definition of "commercial livestock," add a working'dog definition tied to commercial operations, expand the types of records the department will accept to establish livestock value, and align WAC language with statutory RCW limits. "We want to give the agency authority and rule to go all the way to the 30,000 if we agree to it without an appeal," Brown said, referring to the statutory $30,000 maximum that currently requires appeal when the WAC referenced an older $10,000 limit.
Key process changes Brown described: additional flexibility for producers to submit records…
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