2 Colo. Code Regs. § 406-17-17165

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 2 CCR 406-17-17165 - PROOF OF LOSS FOR BASE COMPENSATION CLAIMS; SETTLEMENT MEETING

A. The claimant shall file Proof of Loss forms with the relevant CPW Area Office within 90 days of the Division's receipt of claimant's last Notice of Loss. Provided, however, the claimant may elect to delay filing a Proof of Loss form for a base compensation claim up to and including December 31 for the year when the losses were sustained by signing a Notice of Election to File Annual Claim for Gray Wolf Depredation form prepared by the Division. Proof of loss forms shall be provided by the Division and the claimant shall complete and return only those forms relating to the type of damage at issue. Incomplete or incorrect forms may be returned to the claimant by the Division. However, the time period for filing Proof of Loss forms shall not be altered thereby.

B. Proof of Loss forms shall be signed and be accompanied by evidence sufficient for the claimant to prove by a preponderance of evidence that they suffered damage to livestock, or livestock guard or herding animals, and that such damage was caused by gray wolves to the extent claimed.

C. The relevant Area Wildlife Manager or their designee will meet and confer with the claimant within thirty (30) days of the Division's receipt of the claimant's Proof of Loss form in an effort to reach a settlement.

2 CCR 406-17-17165

46 CR 11, June 10, 2023, effective 7/1/2023

47 CR 13, July 10, 2024, effective 8/1/2024