Or. Admin. R. 603-019-0001
As used in 603-019-0001 to 603-019-0030, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) “Area of known wolf activity” means an area which is designated by ODFW showing where resident wolves and/or packs have become established.
(2) “County program” means a county government wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance program that meets all requirements established under this rule.
(3) “Cow” means any bovine over a year old regardless of sex.
(4) “Cow calf” means any bovine under a year old and under 1,000 pounds.
(5) “Department” means the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
(6) “Depredation” means death or injury to livestock or working dogs attributed to one or more wolves that occurred during the previous calendar year.
(7) “Fair market value” means a value determined using a written county program valuation method that is applied consistently within the county program and is supported by source documentation, which may include local market sale data for comparable class and weight, appraisal documentation, or other verifiable market evidence.
(8) “Livestock” means, ratites, psittacines, horses, mules, jackasses, cattle, llamas, alpacas, sheep, goats, swine, bison, domesticated fowl and any fur-bearing animal bred and maintained commercially, or otherwise, within pens, cages or hutches.
(9) “ODFW” means the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(10) “Probable or confirmed loss or injury” means a finding by the ODFW, or a designated agent of ODFW, that wolf depredation was the probable cause of the loss or injury.
(11) “Prevention” means livestock management techniques or nonlethal wolf deterrence techniques during the current grant year to discourage wolf depredation of livestock or working dogs.
(12) “Trust Fund” means the Wolf Management Compensation and Proactive Trust Fund.
(13) “Working dog” means any animal of the species Canis familiaris used to aid in the herding or guarding of livestock.
ORS 610.150
ORS 610.155 & SB 777 (2025)
DOA 29-2025, amend filed 12/31/2025, effective 12/31/2025
DOA 8-2023, minor correction filed 03/24/2023, effective 03/24/2023
DOA 25-2011, f. & cert. ef. 12-28-11