Or. Admin. Code § 635-110-0030

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 635-110-0030 - Harassment and Take of Wolves During Phase III (Management)

NOTE: As of June 7, 2019, the portions of these rules regarding harassment and take of wolves are pre-empted in a portion of Oregon by the endangered status of the gray wolf under the federal Endangered Species Act. In the portion of Oregon where federal protections are reduced to a level below that of Oregon law, these rules govern harassment and take of wolves in Oregon.

(1) This rule describes the types of harassment and take of wolves during Phase III of the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan.

(2) Non-injurious harassment of wolves is allowed under the same conditions as in Phase I (OAR 635-110-0010(2)), except that the harassment does not have to be reported to the Department.

(3) Non-lethal injurious harassment is allowed under the same conditions as in Phase II (OAR 635-110-0020(3)), except that wolf depredation on livestock or other wolf-livestock conflict may be confirmed by either the Department or Wildlife Services.

(4) Relocation of wolves will be considered under the same circumstances as in Phase I (OAR 635-110-0010(4)).

(5) Lethal take of wolves in the act of biting, wounding, killing or chasing livestock or working dogs is allowed under the same conditions as for Phase II (OAR 635-110-0020(5))

(6) Lethal take of wolves to deal with chronic depredation is allowed under the same conditions as for Phase II (OAR 635-110-0020(6)), except wolf depredation on livestock may be confirmed by either the Department or Wildlife Services.

(7) The Commission may authorize controlled take of wolves by special permit in specified areas to address long term, recurring wolf-livestock conflict, ungulate population objectives, or herd management goals.

Or. Admin. Code § 635-110-0030

DFW 12-2005, f. & cert. ef. 3-9-05; DFW 144-2010, f. & cert. ef. 10-11-10; DFW 2-2014, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-14; DFW 76-2019, amend filed 06/17/2019, effective 6/17/2019

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146, 496.162, 498.012 & 498.014

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146, 496.162, 498.002, 498.006, 498.012 & 498.014