Wildlife Claims

In the Municipality of South Bruce, you may be eligible for financial compensation if your livestock is killed by a wild animal. This compensation is regulated through the Protection of Livestock and Poultry from Dogs Act and the Ontario Wildlife Damage Compensation Program. Learn more about the program and find out how you can apply.

Submit a livestock claim

If your livestock or poultry are killed by a wild animal, you need to make a claim within 48 hours of discovering the dead animal.

We encourage you to take three to six photographs of the injured or killed livestock, including photos of location in relation to buildings, etc.  This will assist the livestock valuer in completing their assessment in case they are delayed in visiting the site or if weather is a factor.

We will send a livestock valuer to investigate the situation within three days of receiving the claim. The livestock valuer will investigate and provide a report (Program Application) to the Municipality within 10 business days. If you disagree with the livestock valuers report, you have 20 days to request a review by a second livestock valuer. If there are no requests for review, the Municipality can issue payment to you.

Eligibility

In order to make a claim under this program, you’ll need to have:

• A premise ID number
• A valid Farm Business Registration Number

If you don’t meet these eligibility requirements, you need to have an allowable exemption.

Coyote or wolf bounty

If your livestock are in danger due to coyotes or wolves in the area, you may want to hire a trapper. Please complete the Coyote or Wolf Predation Compensation form.

This form must be completed and signed by the:

• Livestock owner
• Livestock valuer
• Trapper

Beaver bounty

As a licensed trapper, you can apply for financial compensation for trapping nuisance beavers in the Municipality of South Bruce. This is regulated under the County of Bruce’s Nuisance Beaver Removal By-law.

To receive compensation, the trapper must complete the Beaver Process and Claim form and bring to the municipal office along with the beaver where they will remove the tail of the beaver and submit both to a municipal officer.

It is the trapper’s responsibility to dispose of the beaver’s carcass.

Beehive, Bee colony, beehive-related equipment

If your beehive, bee colony, or beehive-related equipment has been damaged and you believe this damage was caused by wildlife (i.e., bear, deer, racoon or skunk), you must notify an Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) Apiary/Bee Inspector within 48 hours of discovering the damage.

Visit the OMAFRA Bee Inspectors for a list of Bee Inspectors in Bruce and Grey.

The Bee Inspector will investigate within three days of being notified and will provide you and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Ministry of Rural Affairs with a report within 10 business days