Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding wildlife relocation.

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 “planned movement” 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 proposed movement 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 or reject the planned movement. “Responsive movements”, or relocations of wildlife due to imminent threat to the public or to the wildlife themselves would not be affected by this legislation.