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Rancher briefs board on wolf incidents, less‑lethal hazing plan and data‑sharing work
Summary
John McGarvey told the board he signed a less‑lethal agreement to allow certified deputies and staff to use hazing tools for wolf incidents and said implementation is paused pending a CEQA exemption and Fish & Game follow‑through; he also said the county is working on a data‑sharing arrangement to notify affected ranchers.
During the public‑comment period John McGarvey (speaker 5) told the board he has been addressing recent wolf incidents affecting livestock in Lassen County and has signed a less‑lethal agreement that would allow certified deputies and trained staff to use pepper balls and rubberized rounds for hazing. McGarvey said he has not implemented the policy because the county is waiting for a CEQA exemption and action from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife before moving forward.
McGarvey said the sheriff’s office intends to train a small set of personnel—control officers, certain deputies and sergeants—who are most likely to respond to livestock depredation and understand agricultural settings. He also said the county is working on a data‑sharing agreement to get more timely information to ranchers most affected by wolf presence in the county. McGarvey told the board staff were investigating several social‑media reports of cattle incidents in Honey Lake Valley but that some of the reported events may have occurred out of state (Idaho) and are under follow‑up.
The chair thanked McGarvey for the update; no additional public commenters addressed the board on this subject in the transcript.
