charitable institution. The landowner has the 

 right to appeal any Commission decision. 



Another statute provides that a person can take 

 any bear or lion that has killed livestock. 



Department policy is to have little direct 

 interaction with damage problems and to encourage 

 landowners to alleviate their own problems. 



No funding specifically provided. 



BRITISH COLUMBIA 



Wildlife damage law specifically states that no 

 right to compensation for wildlife damage exists. 



Ministry policy states that wildlife will not be 

 controlled before sound agricultural practices are 

 instituted to prevent problems. 



Ministry has detailed policies on problem wildlife 

 management, such as handling of complaints and 

 investigations into agricultural practices. 



CALIFORNIA 



Statute requires the Department to issue a 

 "depredation" permit upon evidence of damage by 

 elk, beaver, wild pigs, deer, or mountain lions; a 

 fur-bearing mammal that injures property may be 

 taken any time and in any way except steel traps. 



Special hunts, trapping, and hazing are used most 

 by the Department. 



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