Post by: duckmen1 on April 26, 2013, 09:07:26 PM
EMERGENCY RULE AS APPROVED APRIL 26, 2013
WAC 232-36-05100B Killing wildlife causing private property damage
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-36-051:
1) An owner of domestic animals, including livestock, the owner's immediate family member, the agent of an owner, or the owner's documented employee may kill one gray wolf (Canis lupus) without a permit issued by the director, regardless of its state classification, if the wolf is attacking their domestic animals.
(a) This section applies to the area of the state where the gray wolf is not listed as endangered or threatened under the federal endangered species act.
(b) Any wolf killed under this authority must be reported to the department within twenty-four hours.
(c) The wolf carcass must be surrendered to the department.
(d) The owner of the domestic animal must grant or assist the department in gaining access to the property where the wolf was killed for the purposes of data collection or incident investigation.
(2) If the department finds that a private citizen killed a gray wolf that was not attacking a domestic animal, or that the killing was not consistent with this rule, then that person may be prosecuted for unlawful taking of endangered wildlife under RCW 77.15.120.
(3) In addition to the provisions of (1), the director may authorize additional removals under RCW 77.12.240.
It says not a threatened species in that part of the state, but if taken in other way than how they got their paper written you will be charged with taking endangered wildlife.
This is part of the article written. The rest is on wdfw website.
Just thought it sounded funny but its a start in the right direction
Post by: Jingles on April 27, 2013, 10:47:51 AM
Post by: uplandhunter870 on April 27, 2013, 10:52:57 AM
makes you wonder sometimes :dunno:
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on April 27, 2013, 11:34:38 AM
i have to agree with you duckmen, if the animal is killed in an area where it is not listed as an endangered species how can the state prosecute an inappropriate killing as "killing of endangered species"
makes you wonder sometimes :dunno:
The only thing endangered is logic.
Post by: Humptulips on April 27, 2013, 03:43:30 PM
Post by: duckmen1 on April 28, 2013, 09:53:12 PM
Post by: KFhunter on April 29, 2013, 09:36:46 AM
Knowing my luck;
I'd see a wolf chasing my livestock around and biting at them, I'd shoot the wolf, call WDFW and they'd come to investigate.
Then by judging on how they've been in documenting other wolf kills.... it would just be my luck they'd say my livestock was in no danger and this wolf was just wandering my property and I put it down needlessly and whack me with some serious fines and penalties and get my name splattered in the local paper.
no thanks!
So what I'm saying is I DO NOT TRUST WDFW enough to make use of this rule.
Post by: duckmen1 on April 29, 2013, 09:50:50 AM
Post by: VarmintVentilator on April 29, 2013, 10:37:27 AM