Oregon already has sufficient laws enacted to mitigate wolf-to-livestock interactions.

If enacted, this bill would allow  the killing of wolves to address depredation of livestock, and declares an emergency and would be effective on passage. 

I urge you to veto this legislation if introduced. Currently, there are sufficient measures available under Oregon law to deal with predator animals including wolves. This proposed legislation is redundant because under current Oregon Law Gray wolves are listed as “endangered” under the Oregon Endangered Species Act (ESA). The law requires the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to conserve the species in the state. Anticipating the re-establishment of wolves in Oregon from the growing Idaho population, the Commission directed the development of a Wolf Conservation and Management Plan to meet the requirements of both the Oregon ESA and the Oregon Wildlife Policy.

Oregon adopted a plan in December 2005, at a time when the federal government managed gray wolves in Oregon as an “endangered” species under the federal Endangered Species Act. The federal laws establish the current minimum level of wolf protection. In 2009, wolves were federally delisted in a portion of eastern Oregon and on August 5, 2010, a federal court decision had the effect of relisting. At the time of adoption of this updated Plan, all wolves in Oregon are federally listed as endangered and federal laws establish the current minimum level of wolf protection.

The Wolf Conservation and Management Plan focuses on methods and procedures to protect wolves in the early stages of implementation so that the species can be delisted and a self-sustaining population persists.
Currently, Oregon has on its books a collection of harassment and take laws (statute and administrative rules) that includes:
 The Commission may authorize harassment and take of a listed species only if the Commission finds that such harassment and take is consistent with conservation of the species in Oregon. Thus, so long as it would promote conservation of the species in Oregon, the Commission could include any or all of the following tools: scientific take permits, damage take permits, wildlife removal and holding permits, harassment permits, Federal incidental take statements or state incidental take permits to shield certain activities (e.g., furbearer trapping) from liability for incidentally taken wolves.
 Current harassment rules at OAR 635 Division 043 require a permit be issued by the Commission upon finding that the harassment is consistent with the conservation of the species.
 The damage statute (ORS 498.012) requires a permit for taking game mammals, non-game wildlife, and furbearers (except certain specified species). Take under the damage statutes is subject to certain conditions (i.e., damage is presently occurring, permit is authorized to a landowner or agent, take must be on land where damage is occurring).
For additional information, consult the associated technical rules (OAR 635- 110-0010 through-0030, and 635-043-0096) for precise requirements.