Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to provide for deer and elk tag allocations and to remove certain rulemaking authority.

This language revises the allocation of nonresident deer and elk tags, specifically setting aside a percentage for outfitted hunters. The bill establishes a structured allocation system for tags in both general and controlled hunts, ensuring a proportion of nonresident tags are reserved for outfitted clients. Additionally, it mandates recalculations of outfitter allocations every two years based on historical use.

Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for allocation of deer and elk tags to residents and nonresidents.

This legislation seeks to improve resident hunter experience by reducing nonresident crowding without substantially negatively impacting Department of Fish and Game revenue. All hunts will be capped at 10% nonresident participation. This legislation also seeks to deregulate the outfitting industry by ending the allocation of elk and deer tags, and providing them a marketing opportunity to tag buyers who opt in.

Amends existing law to provide for deer and elk tag allocations.

This language revises the allocation of nonresident deer and elk tags, specifically setting aside a percentage for outfitted hunters. The bill establishes a structured allocation system for tags in both general and controlled hunts, ensuring a proportion of nonresident tags are reserved for outfitted clients. Additionally, it mandates recalculations of outfitter allocations every two years based on historical use.

Amends existing law to provide for a five-year moratorium on mule deer doe hunting in certain game management units.

ThedocumentisabilldraftrelatedtofishandgameinIdaho. Itestablishesafive-yearmoratoriumonmuledeer doe hunting in specific game management units with high migratory movement and due to reduced population, low survival rates, and decreased success rates of hunters. The moratorium will start on July 1, 2025, and exceptions may be made if chronic wasting disease is found in a unit. The provisions of the moratorium will be null and void after July 1, 2030.

Amends existing law to provide for notification of a proposed transplant or relocation of wildlife and approval from a board of county commissioners if a hearing on the same is requested and to require testing of certain animals.

This legislation ensures transparency and public participation in the process of transplanting and relocating wildlife. It also protects private property rights by allowing landowners and public lands grazing permittees to be notified of proposed transplant and relocation efforts by the Department of Fish and Game. In the event of a transplant or relocation project, the director would be required to notify county commissioners in the county for which the project is to take place, as well as any affected landowners or public grazing permittees in the area of transplant or relocation. Upon written objection by any affected landowners or permittees, the county commission would conduct a hearing and at said hearing the commissioners would vote to approve, modify, or reject the project.

Amends existing law to provide for notification of a proposed transplant or relocation of wildlife and approval from a board of county commissioners if a hearing on the same is requested and to require testing of certain animals.

This legislation ensures transparency and public participation in the process of transplanting and relocating wildlife. It also protects private property rights by allowing landowners and public lands grazing permittees to be notified of proposed transplant and relocation efforts by the Department of Fish and Game. In the event of a transplant or relocation project, the director would be required to notify county commissioners in the county for which the project is to take place, as well as any affected landowners or public grazing permittees in the area of transplant or relocation. Upon written objection by any affected landowners or permittees, the county commission would conduct a hearing and at said hearing the commissioners would vote to approve, modify, or reject the project.