Protecting livestock from wolf predation.

SB 5590 creates a three-year pilot program allowing livestock owners, their immediate family, agents, or documented employees to take the first wolf returning to a site where livestock was previously preyed upon. Participants must monitor the site, report the wolf kill to the Department of Fish and Wildlife within 24 hours, and surrender the carcass. The program requires the Department to report on its effectiveness to the legislature by December 2028, and the law expires July 1, 2029. This directly affects Washington livestock producers facing wolf predation, modifying existing wildlife laws to exempt authorized wolf takings under this specific program from unlawful taking penalties.