T36CH2

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36-201

TITLE 36 FISH AND GAME CHAPTER 2 CLASSIFICATIONS AND DEFINITIONS 36-201. Fish and game commission authorized to classify wildlife. (1) With the exception of predatory animals, the Idaho fish and game commission is hereby authorized to define by classification or reclassification all wildlife in the state of Idaho. Such definitions and classifications shall include: (a) Game animals (b) Game birds (c) Game fish (d) Fur-bearing animals (e) Migratory birds (f) Threatened or endangered wildlife (g) Protected nongame species (h) Unprotected wildlife Predatory wildlife shall include: 1. Coyote 2. Jackrabbit 3. Skunk 4. Weasel 5. Starling 6. Raccoon 7. Rattlesnake (2) Notwithstanding the classification assigned to wolves, all methods of take including, but not limited to, all methods utilized by the United States fish and wildlife service and the United States department of agriculture wildlife services, shall be authorized for the management of wolves in accordance with existing laws or approved management plans. In addition, any method utilized for the take of any wild canine in Idaho shall be available for the taking of wolves. (3) Wolf trapping season shall be open year-round on all private property, as long as individuals are in compliance with the permission requirements contained in section 36-1603 , Idaho Code, before entering private property. It is the expectation of the legislature that wolf collaring will be used as one of the proactive management tools for packs that are predisposed to depredation on domestic livestock and for assisting with population counts. History: [36-201, added 1976, ch. 95, sec. 2, p. 325; am. 1977, ch. 75, sec. 1, p. 154; am. 2005, ch. 179, sec. 1, p. 552; am. 2010, ch. 82, sec. 1, p. 161; am. 2018, ch. 147, sec. 1, p. 305; am. 2021, ch. 307, sec. 3, p. 916; am. 2023, ch. 138, sec. 1, p. 382.]

36-202

TITLE 36 FISH AND GAME CHAPTER 2 CLASSIFICATIONS AND DEFINITIONS 36-202. Definitions. Whenever the following words appear in title 36 , Idaho Code, and orders and rules promulgated by the Idaho fish and game commission or the director of the Idaho department of fish and game, they shall be deemed to have the same meaning and terms of reference as hereinafter set forth. The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future, the present. (a) Title means all of the fish and game laws and rules promulgated pursuant thereto. (b) Commission means the Idaho fish and game commission. Commissioner means a member of the Idaho fish and game commission. (c) Department means the Idaho department of fish and game. (d) Director means the director of the Idaho department of fish and game or any person authorized to act in his name. (e) Employee means any employee of the Idaho department of fish and game whose salary is paid entirely or in part by funds administered by the Idaho fish and game commission and whose appointment is made in accordance with chapter 53, title 67 , Idaho Code, and related rules. (f) Person means an individual, partnership, corporation, company, or any other type of association, and any agent or officer of any partnership, corporation, company, or other type of association. The masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter. The singular, the plural, and the plural, the singular. (g) Wildlife means any form of animal life, native or exotic, generally living in a state of nature provided that domestic cervidae as defined in section 25-3701 , Idaho Code, shall not be classified as wildlife. (h) Trophy big game animal means any big game animal deemed a trophy as defined in this subsection. For the purpose of this section, a score shall be determined from the antlers of the mule deer, white-tailed deer or elk as measured by the copyrighted Boone and Crockett scoring system. The highest of the typical or nontypical scores shall be used for determining the total score. 1. Mule deer: any buck scoring over one hundred fifty (150) points; 2. White-tailed deer: any buck scoring over one hundred thirty (130) points; 3. Elk: any bull scoring over three hundred (300) points; 4. Bighorn sheep: any ram; 5. Moose: any bull; 6. Mountain goat: any male or female; 7. Pronghorn antelope: any buck with at least one (1) horn exceeding fourteen (14) inches; 8. Caribou: any male or female; 9. Grizzly bear: any male or female. (i) Take means hunt, pursue, catch, capture, shoot, fish, seine, trap, kill, or possess or any attempt to so do. (j) Hunting means chasing, driving, flushing, attracting, pursuing, worrying, following after or on the trail of, shooting at, stalking, or lying in wait for, any wildlife whether or not such wildlife is then or subsequently captured, killed, taken, or wounded. Such term does not include stalking, attracting, searching for, or lying in wait for, any wildlife by an unarmed person solely for the purpose of wa