Wildlife Services Program Available for Shasta County ResidentsCooperative Services Agreement • September 2nd, 2021
Contract Type FiledSeptember 2nd, 2021In 1998, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved the first Cooperative Services Agreement (CSA) with U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Wildlife Services Inte- grated Wildlife Damage Management Program (USDA-WS). The USDA-WS program assists business and prop- erty owners, private citizens, and government agencies in protecting property and resources from damage caused by predators, wild and feral animals, and other nuisance wildlife. This may include, but is not limited to, the protection of residences, livestock, crops, infrastructure, and natural resources. The USDA-WS program was im- plemented in Shasta County at the request of residents requiring assistance with serious wildlife management problems. The County voluntarily terminated the CSA with USDA-WS effective October 8, 2018 pending the completion and certification of an environmental impact report.