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Idaho Code § 36-201

Fish and game commission authorized to classify wildlife

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case United States v. Williams (1990)

Most recently applied in United States v. Williams (March 1990)

I.C., § 36-201, as added by 1976, ch. 95, § 2, p. 315; am. 1977, ch. 75, § 1, p. 154; am. 2005, ch. 179, § 1, p. 552; am. 2010, ch. 82, § 1, p. 161; am. 2018, ch. 147, § 1, p. 305.

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:

(1) Game animals

(2) Game birds

(3) Game fish

(4) Fur-bearing animals

(5) Migratory birds

(6) Threatened or endangered wildlife

(7) Protected nongame species

(8) Unprotected wildlife Coyote

(9) Jackrabbit

(10) Skunk

(11) Weasel

(12) Starling

(13) Raccoon

Predatory wildlife shall include:

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. It is the expectation of the legislature that wolf collaring will be continued as one of the proactive management tools for packs that are predisposed to depredation on domestic livestock.

Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.