Assigned to NREW & APPROP FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1002
appropriation; livestock loss board
Purpose
Appropriates $250,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2024 to the Livestock
Loss Board (Board) for purposes outlined in statute.
Background
The nine-member Board is charged with addressing the depredation of wolves on livestock
operations and consists of: 1) the Director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture or the
director's designee; 2) the Director of the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) or the
director's designee; 3) three members appointed by the Governor who represent the livestock
industry; 4) two members appointed by the Governor who represent wildlife conservation or
wildlife management; 5) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
who is a livestock auction market owner; and 6) one member appointed by the President of the
Senate who is a faculty member at a state university (A.R.S. § 17-491).
The Board may compensate landowners, lessees or livestock operators for: 1) wolf
depredation on livestock; 2) implementing avoidance measures to prevent wolf depredation on
livestock; and 3) allowing wolves to be present on private property owned or leased by the
landowner, lessees or livestock operator and accepting potential wolf depredation on livestock
through a pay-for-presence program. The Board may also coordinate with the AZGFD to
investigate wolf depredation on livestock and any corrective measures taken and state and federal
wildlife agencies to verify wolf depredation on livestock. Additionally, the Board may collaborate
with federal farm services agencies in Arizona to promote livestock compensation programs
(A.R.S. § 17-492).
The Board administers the Livestock Compensation Fund, consisting of federal monies,
legislative appropriations from the state GF, grants and donations for the purpose of compensating
landowners, lessees, and livestock operators (A.R.S. § 17-493).
S.B. 1002 appropriates $250,000 from the state GF in FY 2024 to the Board.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $250,000 from the state GF in FY 2024 to the Board for purposes outlined in
statute.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 23, 2023
RA/FB/slp