1. (a) A claimant making an initial claim for damage shall show by a preponderance of the evidence:

   1. (1) Gross sales in money of any qualifying product(s) of at least $1,000 in a calendar year;
   2. (2) Documentation of when the damage occurred, which qualifying product(s) is affected, and what losses are attributed to activity by a bear; and
   3. (3) The claimed wholesale value of items lost by activity of a bear.
2. (b) Any claim shall be only for the actual damage sustained and shall not include the costs of preparation, cultivation, or equipment used in the production of the qualifying product(s).
3. (c) Only the damage resulting from the specific incident referenced in the claim shall be considered, and any projected future losses shall not be contemplated, except that frames, supers, and hive components used in beekeeping shall be allowed.

4. (d) A claimant making a claim, after having been compensated for a loss in a prior calendar year, shall show by a preponderance of the evidence:

   1. (1) All of the information required in (a) above; and
   2. (2) Documentation that conflict abatement measures, as specified pursuant to Fis 304.08(f) in the adjudication of a prior loss, were in place and in use at the time of the current loss.

Source. #13441, eff 8-29-22