Bill to provide ranchers confidentiality in reporting of wolf depredation losses sailing through legislature
By Brian Porter | Rocky Mountain Voice
Relief from a state reporting requirement on ranchers most impacted by the reintroduction of wolves could soon be on its way.
Senate Bill 25-038, introduced in the Senate by Western Slope Sens. Marc Catlin and Dylan Roberts, requires the confidentiality of personal information for anyone filing a claim related to wolf depredation or other damages. It sailed out of the House's Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Committee this week on a 13-0 vote and passed second reading on the House floor by voice vote. The bill earned a rare 35-0 vote of support in the Senate, before advancing to the House.
When a new batch of wolves were released in the state earlier this year, it was done so with secrecy, Republican Rep. Ty Winter notes.
"We thi...