Amends existing law to revise certain license, tag and permit provisions; to provide for grizzly bear tags; to require taxidermist and fur buyer's licenses for those that engage in the business of buying certain skins and parts of specified animals; to require the retention of records for those who purchase certain skins and parts of specified animals; to revise reporting requirements regarding the taking of certain wolves and to provide for the control of depredation of grizzly bear; to provide an exception for grizzly bear to prohibitions of waste and destruction of wildlife; and to provide for reimbursement to the state for grizzly bear killed, possessed or wasted.
FISH AND GAME -- Amends existing law to revise certain license, tag and permit provisions; to provide for grizzly bear tags; to require taxidermist and fur buyer's licenses for those that engage in the business of buying certain skins and parts of specified animals; to require the retention of records for those who purchase certain skins and parts of specified animals; to revise reporting requirements regarding the taking of certain wolves and to provide for the control of depredation of grizzly bear; to provide an exception for grizzly bear to prohibitions of waste and destruction of wildlife; and to provide for reimbursement to the state for grizzly bear killed, possessed or wasted.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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This bill revises several sections of Title 36 to specify provisions pertaining specifically to black bear and grizzly bear to clarify and support management of an anticipated delisted Yellowstone grizzly bear population, consistent with the 2002 Idaho management plan for Yellowstone grizzly bear approved by the Idaho Legislature. This bill does not open any hunting season for delisted Yellowstone grizzly bear. This bill also removes obsolete references requiring nonresident disabled American hunters to hunt in association with a qualified organization to receive a reduced fee license; this requirement was statutorily deleted in 2014. This bill also revises taxidermist and furbuyer license requirements to include reporting of certain grizzly bear parts or skins and raw wolf skins, and this bill provides an extended timeframe for reporting control of depredating wolves when no permit is required.
HOW THEY VOTED
Senate Third Reading
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YEA (27)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
House Third Reading
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YEA (61)
LATEST ACTION
Session Law Chapter 61 Effective: 07/01/2017
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2017
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Mar 16, 2017
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