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Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.10 - RULES GOVERNING IMPORTATION, POSSESSION, RELEASE, SALE, OR SALVAGE OF WILDLIFE › Section 13.01.10.300 - CAPTIVE WILDLIFE FACILITIES (PRIVATE, COMMERCIAL, REHABILITATION)

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
General
. No person may own
			 or operate or maintain a private park, commercial wildlife, or rehabilitation
			 facility without obtaining the appropriate license for each facility from the
			 Department. (4-6-23)
02.
Applications
. Application to operate a private, commercial or
			 rehabilitation wildlife facility wildlife will be on a form prescribed by the
			 Department, with separate application to be made for each facility and for any
			 animal(s) imported after a facility is licensed. The Department will only
			 consider an application that includes: (4-6-23)
a. The name and address of the applicant and
			 any owner(s) other than the applicant. (4-6-23)
b. Proof of compliance with city/county
			 zoning ordinance or zoning permit application. (4-6-23)
c. The location of the proposed facility,
			 including a legal description of the land, identification of property
			 ownership, the approximate space devoted to the facility. (4-6-23)
d. The number and kinds of wildlife being or
			 to be kept. (4-6-23)
e. The
			 licensed veterinarian(s) attending the facility. (4-6-23)
f. Specifications of pens and shelters
			 furnished for each kind of animal. (4-6-23)
g. Specifications of the guard fence or other
			 security measures to prevent escape or protect the public from injury by the
			 animals. (4-6-23)
h. For private
			 and commercial facilities, the date upon which each animal was or is to be
			 obtained. (4-6-23)
i. For private
			 and commercial facilities, the source, including address and telephone number,
			 from which each animal was, or is to be, obtained, and health certificate for
			 all animals addressing diseases of concern. If already in possession, the type
			 of license under which each animal is possessed. (4-6-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.10 - RULES GOVERNING IMPORTATION, POSSESSION, RELEASE, SALE, OR SALVAGE OF WILDLIFE › Section 13.01.10.400 - COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE FACILITIES

Current through August 31, 2023
In addition to the rules for captive wildlife facilities in
				Section 300, the
				following apply to commercial wildlife facilities. (4-6-23)
01.
USDA License
. No person may
			 operate a commercial wildlife facility exhibiting warm-blooded animals to the
			 public without a USDA Exhibitor license. (4-6-23)
02.
Veterinary Care and
			 Reporting
. The facility must maintain adequate veterinary care, under a
			 written care program with the attending licensed veterinarian(s). The
			 licenseholder must maintain a complete record of veterinary examinations,
			 illness, treatment and disposition for each permitted animal and make such
			 record available to the Department upon request. Any warm-blooded animal death
			 at the facility must be reported to the Department Regional Office where the
			 facility is located within ten (10) days of the death, with veterinary
			 inspection to occur for any such death unless it is reasonably expected based
			 on care received under the veterinary care program. (4-6-23)
03.
Care Specifications
. Any
			 commercial wildlife facility must comply with requirements of
			 9 CFR
			 3.125 -
			 142 for warm-blooded animals
			 specified in those regulations. Possession of warm-blooded animals under a
			 valid USDA Exhibitor license is regulated by USDA under 9 CFR and is exempt
			 from this subsection 03.
			 (4-6-23)
04.
Public Handling
			 or Feeding
. Any commercial wildlife facility must comply with
			 requirements of 9 CFR
			 2.131 for public handling or feeding of
			 wildlife at commercial wildlife facilities not possessed under a valid USDA
			 Exhibitor permit, including warm-blooded and non-warm-blooded wildlife. Public
			 handling or feeding of warm-blood animals possessed under a valid USDA
			 Exhibitor license is regulated by USDA under 9 CFR and is exempt from this
			 subsection 04. (4-6-23)
05.
Sale of Animal Meat or
			 Parts
. (4-6-23)
i. A commercial
			 wildlife facility licensee may sell or otherwise dispose of the carcass, parts,
			 or byproducts of a properly identified big game animal taken from a commercial
			 wildlife facility only upon preparing an invoice or bill of sale as specified
			 by the Department and attaching a copy of it to the lot shipment, carcass, or
			 container and keeping a copy for his records. Upon the attaching of the invoice
			 or bill of sale to the carcass, parts, or by-products of the animal, the same
			 may be transported to the transferee named on the invoice or bill of sale.
			 (4-6-23)
ii. The licensee may sell
			 commercial wildlife facility animals for meat upon compliance with all
			 applicable health laws, USDA, and ISDA regulations.
			 (4-6-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.10 - RULES GOVERNING IMPORTATION, POSSESSION, RELEASE, SALE, OR SALVAGE OF WILDLIFE › Section 13.01.10.410 - LARGE COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE FACILITIES

Current through August 31, 2023
In addition to the rules for captive and commercial wildlife
				facilities in Section
				300 and
				400, the following apply to large
				commercial wildlife facilities: (4-6-23)
01.
Animal Display and Security
.
			 Commercial wildlife facilities that are of a size large enough or with a large
			 number of animals incompatible with the cage or enclosure requirements of
			 Section 260 may, in
			 the Director's discretion, be addressed with facility-specific license terms to
			 prevent escape of the captive wildlife, or damage to native wildlife through
			 habitat degradation, genetic contamination, competition, or disease. In
			 identifying facility-specific license terms, the Department may consider
			 standards or guidelines of captive wildlife facility accreditation entities for
			 cage, open space, shelter, enclosure, and display in a natural-appearing
			 environment and in such a way as to preserve animal dignity. Terms may include,
			 but are not limited to, fence specifications, electric fence specifications,
			 pits or moats, buried fencing, and display features to enhance appreciation for
			 the species and its natural history. (4-6-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.10 - RULES GOVERNING IMPORTATION, POSSESSION, RELEASE, SALE, OR SALVAGE OF WILDLIFE › Section 13.01.10.411 - LARGE COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE FACILITY BOND

Current through August 31, 2023
Any large commercial wildlife facility must provide a bond to
				the Department in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or two
				thousand dollars ($2,000) per animal, whichever is greater, executed by a
				qualified surety duly authorized to do business in the state of Idaho, to
				guarantee performance of license conditions and to reimburse the Department for
				any costs incurred for cleanup of abandoned or closed facilities, removal of
				animals from abandoned or closed facilities, capture or termination of escaped
				animals, or disease control. With prior approval, the applicant may instead
				submit a cash bond to the Department including, but not limited to,
				certificates of deposit, registered checks, certified funds, and money orders.
				(4-6-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.10 - RULES GOVERNING IMPORTATION, POSSESSION, RELEASE, SALE, OR SALVAGE OF WILDLIFE › Section 13.01.10.450 - REHABILITATION FACILITIES

Current through August 31, 2023
In addition to the rules for captive wildlife facilities in
				Section 300, the
				Director has discretion to limit the species or numbers of wildlife accepted at
				or released from a wildlife rehabilitation facility, and may identify other
				specific license conditions to address relatively unique needs of
				rehabilitation, release into the wild or transfer or nonreleasable animals. In
				identifying facility-specific license terms, the Department may identify
				standards or guidelines, such as those specific by the International Wildlife
				Rehabilitation Council for providing humane care. (4-6-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.10 - RULES GOVERNING IMPORTATION, POSSESSION, RELEASE, SALE, OR SALVAGE OF WILDLIFE › Section 13.01.10.500 - CAPTIVELY PROPAGATED GAME BIRDS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Import
. No person may import captively propagated game birds into
			 Idaho intended for release into the wild or on a shooting preserve in Idaho
			 without a permit from the Department. (4-6-23)
02.
Permit for Field Release
. No
			 person may use captively propagated game birds at a shooting preserve or in
			 field training for dogs or falconry unless the owner of the shooting preserve,
			 or owner of any dog or raptor being field trained at a location other than a
			 shooting preserve: (4-6-23)
a. Has a valid
			 shooting preserve or Bird-Dog/Falconry Training permit and makes it available
			 to the Department in the field upon request. (4-6-23)
b. Has documentation of the commercial
			 supplier's compliance with the NPIP and, if imported into Idaho, a certificate
			 of veterinary inspection, and makes it available to the Department in the field
			 upon request. (4-6-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.10 - RULES GOVERNING IMPORTATION, POSSESSION, RELEASE, SALE, OR SALVAGE OF WILDLIFE › Section 13.01.10.550 - SHOOTING PRESERVES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Shooting
			 Preserves
. No person may operate a shooting preserve without a license
			 from the Department and a vendorship contract with the Department under which
			 the operator maintains a supply of shooting preserve hunting licenses for
			 issuance to clients of the preserve. (4-6-23)
02.
Applications
. Application
			 for a shooting preserve license will be on a form prescribed by the Department.
			 (4-6-23)
03.
Species
			 Permitted
. Only those species of upland game birds specified on the
			 permit may be held or released on the shooting preserve. (4-6-23)
04.
Holding Facilities
. The
			 provisions of Sections
			 260 and
			 261 of these rules pertaining to
			 bird enclosures apply to all rearing pens, holding pens, and other rearing or
			 holding facilities. (4-6-23)
05.
Inspection
. As a condition to any shooting preserve permit, the
			 Department will have reasonable access to the premises of any authorized
			 shooting preserve for the purpose of inspecting rearing, holding, and storage
			 facilities, licenses, birds in hunters' possession, and records pertaining to
			 the operation of said shooting preserve. (4-6-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.10 - RULES GOVERNING IMPORTATION, POSSESSION, RELEASE, SALE, OR SALVAGE OF WILDLIFE › Section 13.01.10.700 - VIOLATION GROUNDS FOR LICENSING ACTION AND ANIMAL REMOVAL

Current through August 31, 2023
The Department may revoke any existing license for possession
				of captive wildlife or operation of any captive wildlife facility, and may
				refuse to issue any future license based on failure to remove or eliminate
				violations of Title 36 or these rules. Prior to revocation, non-renewal or
				non-issuance on such basis, the Department will give written notice of such
				violation(s) to the license-holder or applicant, and specify a reasonable
				timeframe of not less than ten (10) days to correct such violation(s). The
				Department's revocation or refusal to issue a future license may be in addition
				to any criminal charges or civil action that may be filed. All animals held
				under license(s) so revoked or held without appropriate license are subject to
				removal at owner's expense, with disposition as determined by the Department.
				(4-6-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.000 - LEGAL AUTHORITY

Current through August 31, 2023
Sections
				36-103,
				36-104,
				36-406A,
				36-407,
				36-410,
				36-701,
				36-706,
				36-901,
				36-902,
				36-1001, Idaho Code, authorize the
				Commission to adopt rules concerning fishing, methods of take, seasons, limits,
				and fishing contests. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.001 - TITLE AND SCOPE

Current through August 31, 2023
The title of this chapter for citation is IDAPA 13.01.11,
				"Rules Governing Fish." These rules establish the methods of take, seasons, and
				possession limits for all non-commercial fishing and govern fishing contests.
				(3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.010 - DEFINITIONS - FISH

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Chinook
			 Salmon
. Anadromous (ocean run) salmon of the species
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
in the Snake River drainage below
			 Hells Canyon Dam, the Salmon River drainage, and the Clearwater River drainage,
			 (excluding lakes, reservoirs, and the North Fork of the Clearwater River above
			 Dworshak Dam), and the Boise River drainage. (3-31-22)
02.
Coho Salmon
. Anadromous
			 (ocean run) salmon of the species
Oncorhynchus kisutch
in the
			 Snake River drainage below Hells Canyon Dam, the Salmon River drainage, and
			 Clearwater River drainage (excluding lakes, reservoirs, and the North Fork of
			 the Clearwater River above Dworshak Dam). (3-31-22)
03.
Game Fish
. As classified in
			 IDAPA 13.01.06, "Rules Governing Classification and Protection of Wildlife."
			 (3-31-22)
04.
Hybrid
			 Fish
. The offspring of two different species or subspecies of fish.
			 (3-31-22)
05.
Jack
			 Salmon
. Anadromous (ocean run) salmon of a size set by Commission
			 proclamation. (3-31-22)
06.
Invasive Fish Species
. Bullfrog, fish and crustacea species
			 designated invasive species by state authority (IDAPA 02.06.09 "Rules Governing
			 Invasive Species of the Idaho Department of Agriculture"). (3-31-22)
07.
Sockeye Salmon
. Anadromous
			 (ocean run) salmon of the species
Oncorhynchus nerka
in the
			 Snake River drainage below Hells Canyon Dam and the Salmon River drainage.
			 (3-31-22)
08.
Steelhead
. Any rainbow trout longer than twenty (20) inches in the
			 Snake River drainage below Hells Canyon Dam, the Salmon River drainage, and the
			 Clearwater River drainage (excluding that portion above Dworshak Dam); and any
			 rainbow trout longer than twenty (20) inches in length with the adipose fin
			 clipped (as evidenced by a healed scar) in the Snake River drainage from Hells
			 Canyon Dam upstream to Oxbow Dam, and in the Boise River drainage from its
			 mouth upstream to Barber Dam. (3-31-22)
09.
Trout
. Trout, including
			 brown, cutthroat, golden, grayling, lake (Mackinaw), rainbow (other than
			 steelhead), splake, sunapee, tiger; trout hybrids; and landlocked (not ocean
			 runs) forms of chinook, coho, atlantic and kokanee (blueback) salmon.
			 (3-31-22)
10.
Unprotected
			 Fish
. Bullfrog and all fish species not classified in a protected
			 category (game fish, protected nongame, threatened or endangered species) in
			 IDAPA 13.01.06, "Rules Governing Classification and Protection of Wildlife."
			 (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.012 - DEFINITIONS - FISHING CONTESTS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Fishing
			 Contest
. Any organized fishing event that: (3-31-22)
a. Has a live-fish weigh-in; or
			 (3-31-22)
b. Awards cash or prizes
			 of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more based on number, size, or species of
			 fish captured; or (3-31-22)
c. Is
			 expected to draw or have more than twenty (20) participants.
			 (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.104 - IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES AND SIZE IN POSSESSION AND DURING TRANSPORTATION OR SHIPMENT

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Restrictions
. No person may have in the field or in transit any
			 trout, tiger muskie, or bass from which the head or tail has been removed
			 unless: (3-31-22)
a. The angler is ashore and
			 done fishing for the day; (3-31-22)
b. The fish is processed or packaged with the
			 skin naturally attached to the flesh; and (3-31-22)
c. The fish is processed or packaged in a
			 manner that the number of fish harvested can be readily determined and the
			 processed fish is not transported by boat. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.105 - PURCHASE, BARTER, OR SALE OF FISH

Current through August 31, 2023
No person may purchase, barter, or sell the edible flesh of
				fish, crayfish, or bullfrog harvested from the wild, except as provided in
				Section 36-501, Idaho Code, and Title 36,
				Chapter 8, Idaho Code, and rules promulgated pursuant thereto. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.106 - LIVE FISH - POSSESSION, TRANSPORT, IMPORT, AND RELEASE

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Permit
. No person may
			 possess, transport, cause to be transported, import, or release any live fish,
			 crayfish, or bullfrog, or viable eggs thereof, without having first obtained a
			 permit from the Director. (3-31-22)
02.
Marking Fish in Possession
.
			 No person may mark fish by any means, including with a tag, by removing fins or
			 injuring with intent to leave a scar, without first obtaining a Scientific
			 Collecting Permit from the Department. (3-31-22)
03.
Import Inspection and Examination
			 Requirements
. All live fish imported into or transported within Idaho
			 must be certified free from disease, as evidenced by a Certificate of
			 Veterinary Inspection by a licensed veterinarian, (b) CFR Title 50
			 certification, (c) American Fisheries Society certified fish health inspector's
			 certification, or (d) other certification by an individual designated by the
			 Director of the Department of Agriculture. (3-31-22)
04.
Unpermitted Fish Species
			 Released
. Any fish species unpermitted for import, possession, transport
			 or release that is released by or escapes from an owner or operator shall be
			 captured or destroyed by the owner, or by the Department at the owner's
			 expense. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.107 - LIVE FISH AND EGGS - EXCEPTIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
No permit is required to: (3-31-22)
01.
Fish
. Keep fish that can
			 legally be reduced to possession (except for anadromous salmon and steelhead),
			 alive and in possession in a live well, net, or on a stringer while at the body
			 of water from which they were taken. (3-31-22)
02.
Same Location
. Release fish
			 at the same time and place where captured. (3-31-22)
03.
Aquarium Fish
. Possess
			 ornamental or tropical aquarium fish of varieties commonly accepted for
			 interstate shipment (not to include invasive species). (3-31-22)
04.
Private Ponds or Commercial Fish
			 Facility
. Possess fish from a private pond or commercial fish facility
			 when accompanied by sales receipt and written permission from the director, as
			 provided in Chapter 7, Title 36, Idaho Code or from the Department of
			 Agriculture as provided in Chapter 46, Title 22, Idaho Code.
			 (3-31-22)
05.
Transport
			 Between Commercial Fish Facilities
. Transport fish between commercial
			 fish facilities licensed under Chapter 7, Title 36 and Chapter 46, Title 22,
			 Idaho Code. (3-31-22)
06.
Fish Eggs
. Possess, sell, purchase or transport nonviable fish
			 eggs used for bait or personal consumption. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.200 - FISHING METHODS AND GEAR

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
General
			 Restrictions
. Unless modified by rule (such as the exceptions in the
			 following subsections), order, or proclamation, it is unlawful to: (3-31-22)
a. Fish in any waters of Idaho with more than
			 one (1) handline or pole with a line attached. (3-31-22)
b. Leave a line unattended.
			 (3-31-22)
c. Have more than five
			 (5) hooks attached per line. (3-31-22)
d. Fish by archery, spearfishing, snagging,
			 hands, trapping, seining, or netting. (3-31-22)
e. Use live fish, leeches, frogs,
			 salamanders, waterdogs, or shrimp as bait. (3-31-22)
f. Land any fish with a gaff hook.
			 (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.345 - FISHING IN BOUNDARY WATERS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Bear
			 Lake
. The holder of a valid Idaho or Utah fishing license may fish all
			 of Bear Lake, subject to the rules or regulations of the state in which they
			 are fishing, including any closure. (3-31-22)
02.
Snake River Between Idaho and
			 Oregon or Washington
. The holder of a valid Idaho fishing license may
			 fish the Snake River where it forms the boundary between Idaho and the states
			 of Oregon or Washington, subject to the fish and game laws of Idaho. An Idaho
			 license does not authorize the holder to fish from the shoreline, sloughs, or
			 tributaries on the Oregon or Washington side. An Oregon or Washington license
			 holder has the same rights and restrictions with reference to the Idaho side.
			 (3-31-22)
03.
Limit for One
			 License Only
. Any angler who fishes on the Snake River or any other
			 water forming an Idaho boundary is entitled to have in possession only the
			 limit allowed by one (1) license regardless of the number of licenses he may
			 possess. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.346 - FISH SALVAGE

Current through August 31, 2023
No person may salvage fish from public waters without specific
				authorization of the Commission, Director, or Regional Supervisor.
				Authorization for salvage may allow holders of valid fishing licenses to
				harvest fish without regard to usual possession limits and may allow snagging,
				spearing, archery, dipnet, seines, or with the hands. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.400 - STEELHEAD AND ANADROMOUS SALMON LICENSES, TAGS, AND PERMITS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Licenses
. Any person fishing
			 for steelhead or anadromous salmon, except those expressly exempt, must have in
			 possession a valid fishing license. (3-31-22)
02.
Permits
. No person may fish
			 for, or reduce to possession, steelhead or anadromous salmon without a valid
			 steelhead or salmon permit in possession for the targeted species.
			 (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.403 - PERMIT VALIDATION

Current through August 31, 2023
For each steelhead or adult anadromous salmon hooked, landed,
				and reduced to possession, the angler hooking the fish must immediately
				validate her permit by notching the permit and entering in ink the appropriate
				month, day and river location (listed by Commission proclamation).
				(3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.404 - IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES IN POSSESSION AND DURING TRANSPORTATION OR SHIPMENT

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Provisions for Processing and
			 Transporting Steelhead and Anadromous Salmon
. No person may have in the
			 field or in transit a hatchery-produced steelhead or anadromous salmon
			 processed by removing the head and tail unless the following conditions are
			 met: (3-31-22)
a. The fish is processed and
			 packaged with the skin naturally attached to the flesh including a portion with
			 a healed, clipped, adipose fin scar or adipose fin; and (3-31-22)
b. The fish is packaged in a manner that the
			 number of fish harvested can be readily determined.
			 (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.405 - STEELHEAD AND ANADROMOUS SALMON METHODS OF TAKE

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Hooks
. It is unlawful to use any hook larger than five-eighths
			 (5/8) inch, measured from the point of the hook to the shank. Steelhead and
			 anadromous salmon may be taken only with barbless hooks in the Salmon,
			 Clearwater, and Snake River drainages. Bending the barb down to the shank of a
			 single, double, or treble hook will meet this requirement. Steelhead and
			 anadromous salmon may be taken with barbed hooks in the Boise River drainages,
			 and the Snake River between Hells Canyon and Oxbow Dams. (3-31-22)
02.
Snagging
. No person may kill
			 or retain in possession any steelhead or anadromous salmon hooked other than in
			 the mouth or jaw. (3-31-22)
03.
Legal Catch
. Any steelhead or anadromous salmon caught must be
			 released or, provided it is legal to possess, killed immediately after it is
			 landed. (3-31-22)
04.
Cease
			 Fishing
. Once an angler has attained his bag, possession or season limit
			 on those waters with steelhead or anadromous salmon limits, he must cease
			 fishing for steelhead or anadromous salmon, including catch-and-release
			 fishing. (3-31-22)
05.
Keeping Marked Fish
. Only steelhead or anadromous salmon marked by
			 clipping the adipose fin, as evidenced by a HEALED scar may be kept in the
			 Salmon, Clearwater, and Snake River drainages. Anadromous salmon with an intact
			 adipose fin may be retained as authorized by Commission proclamation.
			 (3-31-22)
06.
Fish Counted in
			 Limit
. Each fish that is hooked, landed, and reduced to possession
			 counts towards the limit of the person hooking the fish. (3-31-22)
07.
Special Limits
. No person
			 may fish in waters having special limits while possessing fish of that species
			 in excess of the special limit. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.408 - STEELHEAD PURCHASE REPORT

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Filing
			 Purchase Report
. Any person holding a wholesale or retail steelhead
			 trout buyer's license must report all sales and purchases of steelhead on an
			 Idaho Steelhead Purchase Report to the Administration Bureau of the Idaho
			 Department of Fish and Game, Boise, Idaho, on or before December 31 of each
			 year. (3-31-22)
02.
Inaccurate Reporting
. Failure to provide complete and accurate
			 information on the report or failure to file the report on or before December
			 31 is grounds for revocation of the wholesale or retail license.
			 (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.700 - FISHING CONTESTS - PERMIT REQUIREMENT AND APPLICATION

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Permit Requirement
. No
			 person or other entity may conduct or participate in a fishing contest without
			 having first obtained a fishing contest permit from the Department. Events
			 organized wholly for youth under the age of fourteen (14) do not require a
			 fishing contest permit. (3-31-22)
02.
Permit Application
.
			 Application for fishing contest permits must be made on a form prescribed by
			 the Department. An application must be submitted at least thirty (30) days
			 prior to a catch-and-release contest and ninety (90) days prior to a harvest
			 contest. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.701 - FISHING CONTESTS PERMIT ISSUANCE

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
General
. The issuance of a fishing permit is at the Department's
			 discretion. Among the factors the Department will consider are: (3-31-22)
a. Impacts of the contest on fish
			 populations. (3-31-22)
b.
			 Compatibility of the contest with fish population management and fishery goals.
			 (3-31-22)
c. Potential conflict
			 with other recreational users. (3-31-22)
d. Potential conflict with other permitted
			 contests. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.702 - FISHING CONTESTS - REQUIREMENTS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Rules
. Any fishing contest participant must comply with seasons,
			 limits, and rules pertaining to the taking of fish and any additional
			 conditions of the fishing contest permit. (3-31-22)
02.
Culling
. No fishing contest
			 participant may release back to the water (cull) any fish that is not capable
			 of swimming free. A participant in a catch-and release contest may have one (1)
			 daily bag limit of the target species in possession while continuing to fish
			 for the contest target species; if the participant catches another target fish,
			 the participant must immediately release the last fish caught or immediately
			 exchange it for another target fish in possession. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.11 - RULES GOVERNING FISH › Section 13.01.11.703 - FISHING CONTEST REPORTS

Current through August 31, 2023
Each fishing contest sponsor shall, within thirty (30) days
				after the last day of a fishing contest, submit a written report to the
				Fisheries Bureau at the Department's main office on the form prescribed by the
				Department. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.12 - RULES GOVERNING COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 13.01.12.001 - TITLE AND SCOPE

Current through August 31, 2023
The title of this chapter for citation is IDAPA 13.01.12,
				"Rules Governing Commercial Fishing." These rules establish the criteria for
				commercial fishing in Idaho. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.12 - RULES GOVERNING COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 13.01.12.010 - DEFINITIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Commercial Fishing
. Fishing
			 for, taking, or transporting fish or crustacea for the purpose of selling,
			 bartering, exchanging, offering or exposing for sale. (3-31-22)
02.
Commercial Fish and Crustacea
			 Species
. (3-31-22)
a. Lake trout -
Salvelinus namaycush
. (3-31-22)
b. Lake whitefish -
Coregonus
			 clupeaformis
. (3-31-22)
c.
			 Crayfish - species of the genus
Pacifastacus
.
			 (3-31-22)
d. Bullfrog -
Rana catesbeiana/Lithobates catesbeianus
. (3-31-22)
e. Unprotected fish species from the families
			 of
Cyprinidae
(Minnows) and
Catostomidae
(Suckers) (species not classified as game fish or protected nongame species
			 under 13.01.06, IDAPA 13.01.06, "Rules Governing Classification and Protection
			 of Wildlife)." (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.12 - RULES GOVERNING COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 13.01.12.100 - LICENSES, TAGS, AND PERMITS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Licenses
. No person may set, operate, lift or fish with commercial
			 gear unless he has a valid commercial fishing license or is assisting in the
			 presence of such licensee. Any person assisting the holder of a commercial
			 fishing license engaged in commercial fishing with the use of conventional rod
			 and reel must have either a commercial or recreational fishing license.
			 (3-31-22)
02.
Tags
. No
			 person may set, operate, lift or fish commercial gear unless such gear has
			 attached thereto a valid commercial gear tag from the Department, except that
			 no tag needs to be attached to conventional rod and reel fishing tackle used
			 for commercial fishing. (3-31-22)
03.
Permits
. The Director may
			 issue permits authorizing the holder to: (3-31-22)
a. Commercially fish for crustacea not listed
			 as commercial species. (3-31-22)
b.
			 Commercially fish in waters other than those listed in Section
			 700. (3-31-22)
c. Such permits will be valid for a period
			 not to exceed one (1) year. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.12 - RULES GOVERNING COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 13.01.12.200 - RELEASE OF NON-TARGET FISH AND CRUSTACEA

Current through August 31, 2023
Any person capturing with commercial gear any species of fish
				or crustacea not a commercial species or listed on a special permit shall
				immediately release the fish or crustacea unharmed back to the water.
				(3-31-22)
01.
Female
			 Crayfish
. Any person capturing any female crayfish carrying eggs or
			 young shall release the crayfish unharmed back to the water at the time the
			 crayfish are sorted. (3-31-22)
02.
Special Permit
. No person may have in possession any species of
			 fish or crustacea other than a commercial species or a species listed on a
			 special permit issued by the Director pursuant to Subsection
			 100.03 at the time they are
			 engaging in commercial fishing activities. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.12 - RULES GOVERNING COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 13.01.12.300 - POSSESSION AND TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE FISH OR CRUSTACEA

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Live Fish
. No person may
			 transport live fish without a permit from the Department. (3-31-22)
02.
Live Crustacea
. Commercial
			 fishers may possess and transport live commercial species of crustacea between
			 the water areas where harvested and the point of sale or holding. Live
			 crustacea may be held only in the waters where harvested, in ponds for which a
			 private pond permit listing crayfish has been issued or in licensed commercial
			 facilities. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.12 - RULES GOVERNING COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 13.01.12.400 - SIZE LIMITS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Fish
. Commercial fish species of any size may be taken
			 commercially. (3-31-22)
02.
Crustacea
. (3-31-22)
a. Only
			 crustacea three and five-eighths (3 5/8) inches (ninety-two (92) mm) or greater
			 in length from the tip of the nose (acumen) to the tip of the tail (telson),
			 measured in a straight line ventral side up, may be taken commercially.
			 (3-31-22)
b. Crustacea shall be
			 sorted and any undersize crustacea returned to the water at the place of
			 capture immediately following the emptying of any single trap or a trap line.
			 However, an allowable sorting error percentage of undersized crustacea, not to
			 exceed five percent (5%), is allowed in any load or lot. The percentage of
			 undersized crustacea will be the mean of combined counts of samples measured
			 and counted from various portions of the load or lot. Samples will be taken in
			 containers of not less than one (1) gallon size approximately full of crayfish,
			 with at least three (3) such samples taken from any load or lot.
			 (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.12 - RULES GOVERNING COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 13.01.12.500 - COMMERCIAL GEAR AND METHODS OF TAKE FOR FISH OR CRUSTACEA

Current through August 31, 2023
No person may commercially harvest fish or crustacea except as
				follows: (3-31-22)
01.
Seine
			 Nets
. With a seine net that is either: (3-31-22)
a. Under constant attendance by the licensee
			 or someone working under the supervision of the licensee; or
			 (3-31-22)
b. If being used to hold
			 fish, clearly marked with buoys that are at least twelve (12) inches in
			 diameter. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.12 - RULES GOVERNING COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 13.01.12.501 - UNTAGGED GEAR

Current through August 31, 2023
Untagged gear, as well as any seine net or trap left unattended
				more than ninety-six (96) hours is considered unlawful or abandoned and may be
				confiscated by Department personnel. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.12 - RULES GOVERNING COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 13.01.12.600 - SEASONS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Commercial Fish
. Year-round.
			 (3-31-22)
02.
Commercial
			 Crustacea
. April 1 through October 31 of each year. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.12 - RULES GOVERNING COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 13.01.12.700 - COMMERCIAL FISHING AREAS

Current through August 31, 2023
Commercial harvest is allowed only in the following areas:
				(3-31-22)
01.
For Seine
			 Nets
. Seine nets with a mesh greater than one and one half (1 1/2")
			 square may be used ONLY in the following waters, except as specifically
			 approved by the Director for other waters: (3-31-22)
a. Snake River and main stem impoundments
			 from Hells Canyon Dam upstream to the confluence of the North and South Forks.
			 (3-31-22)
b. Ashton Reservoir.
			 (3-31-22)
c. Palisades Reservoir.
			 (3-31-22)
d. Lake Lowell.
			 (3-31-22)
e. Black Canyon
			 Reservoir. (3-31-22)
f. Blackfoot
			 Reservoir. (3-31-22)
g. Mud Lake.
			 (3-31-22)
h. Bear River and main
			 stem impoundments from Utah state line upstream to and including Alexander
			 Reservoir. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.12 - RULES GOVERNING COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 13.01.12.701 - COMMERCIAL FISHING RESTRICTIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Operation
			 Limitations
. No commercial gear may be set, operated, or lifted within
			 one hundred (100) yards of any public boat ramp or dock. (3-31-22)
02.
Storage Limitation
. No
			 commercial gear, boats, or other equipment or materials used in conjunction
			 with a commercial fishing operation may be stored or left unattended at any
			 public fishing access area in any manner that restricts angling or angler
			 access. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.12 - RULES GOVERNING COMMERCIAL FISHING › Section 13.01.12.800 - INSPECTIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Inspections
. Department personnel may inspect: (3-31-22)
a. Commercial gear at any time the gear is
			 being used. (3-31-22)
b. Catches
			 and catch records at any time. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.14 - RULES GOVERNING FALCONRY › Section 13.01.14.002 - INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Current through August 31, 2023
The code of federal regulations, title 50, part 21, sections
				21.76,
				21.82, and
				21.85 (effective July 1, 2022)
				are incorporated by reference, and are available at:
https://ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-21
.
				(4-6-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.14 - RULES GOVERNING FALCONRY › Section 13.01.14.010 - DEFINITIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Captive-Bred
. Raised in
			 captivity from eggs laid by captive raptors. (4-6-23)
02.
Falconry
. Capturing,
			 possessing, caring for, transporting, training, or using raptors to take wild
			 or artificially propagated animals as recreation. (4-6-23)
03.
Immature Raptor
. A raptor
			 that is less than one (1) year old. (4-6-23)
04.
New U.S. Resident
. Any
			 person who has moved legally into the United States or a recognized U.S.
			 Territory to reside. (4-6-23)
05.
Non-Resident
. Any person who does not qualify as an Idaho resident
			 under Section
			 36-202(s), Idaho
			 Code. (4-6-23)
06.
Raptor
. Any bird in the Order Falconiformes or Strigiformes.
			 (4-6-23)
07.
Transfer
.
			 To import, export, transport, convey, deliver, loan, gift, give, barter, or
			 sell a raptor or raptor parts or any permit from one person, place, or
			 situation to another. (4-6-23)
08.
Visitor
. Any person not residing in the United States or a
			 recognized territory, and who is temporarily in the U.S. as a visitor.
			 (4-6-23)
09.
Wild-Caught
. Bird originally captured from the wild, no matter how
			 long held in captivity. (4-6-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.14 - RULES GOVERNING FALCONRY › Section 13.01.14.100 - MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT AND REGULATIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
As provided by Section
				36-1102, Idaho Code, no person may
				take or possess any migratory birds, including raptors, except as provided by
				the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and implementing regulations (including
				50 CFR, Parts
				21 and
				22 ), and in accordance with
				related rules and proclamations promulgated by the Commission. Falconry must
				comply with 50 CFR
				21.82 (Falconry Standards and Falconry
				Permitting), 50 CFR
				21.85 (Raptor Propagation Permits), and 21.76
				(Rehabilitation permits); these federal regulations apply to falconry, even
				when this chapter 13.01.14 does not address the activity or when this chapter
				is construed as less restrictive. (4-6-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.14 - RULES GOVERNING FALCONRY › Section 13.01.14.101 - TAKING WILDLIFE BY FALCONRY

Current through August 31, 2023
Idaho and federal laws regulating taking of wildlife, including
				possession of appropriate licenses, tags, permits, stamps, and validations;
				seasons and limits; and possession of wildlife apply to any species taken by
				falconry. (4-6-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.14 - RULES GOVERNING FALCONRY › Section 13.01.14.102 - FALCONRY PERMIT

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Falconry
			 Permit
. No person may possess, capture, or transfer, any raptor for the
			 purpose of falconry, or use a raptor for taking other wildlife, unless that
			 person has an Idaho Falconry Permit. Idaho Falconry Permits are not
			 transferable to another person. (4-6-23)
02.
Permit Classification
. Three
			 (3) classes of Idaho Falconry Permit are available: Apprentice, General, and
			 Master. Only holders of Master Falconry permits are eligible to obtain Eagle
			 Falconry or Peregrine Capture permits. Permits may be obtained by completing
			 application on a form prescribed by the Department. Permit issuance is subject
			 to the Department's verification the applicant meets federal age, experience,
			 and other prerequisites for the respective permit class. Passage of the Idaho
			 Falconry Examination administered by the Department by a score of at least
			 eighty percent (80%) is a permit prerequisite for persons who have not held an
			 Idaho falconry permit or equivalent authorization within the past five (5)
			 years, or who are a new U.S. resident or visitor. The numbers and species
			 authorized for possession by each class of Idaho Falconry Permit are subject to
			 federal restrictions. (4-6-23)
03.
Exemption for Temporary Use
. Nonresident falconers who do not
			 intend to become Idaho residents, who have valid authorization from a federal,
			 tribal, or another state, territory, or country's agency equivalent to an Idaho
			 Falconry or federal Raptor Propagation Permit, may temporarily import from
			 another state, possess, or transport raptor(s) listed under such authorization:
			 (4-6-23)
a. For not more than thirty (30) days
			 in a calendar year, without purchasing an Idaho Falconry Permit.
			 (4-6-23)
b. For more than thirty
			 (30) days in a calendar year, provided they have passed the Idaho Falconry
			 Examination administered by the Department within the past five (5) years with
			 a score of at least eighty percent (80%) and obtain a Temporary Idaho Falconry
			 Permit (which is valid for up to four (4) months, and may be renewed).
			 (4-6-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.14 - RULES GOVERNING FALCONRY › Section 13.01.14.103 - INTERNATIONAL IMPORT

Current through August 31, 2023
No person may import into Idaho a raptor originating from a
				foreign country without first obtaining an Idaho Wildlife Import Permit, and
				complying with federal laws for raptor importation or pet passports under the
				Conference on International Trade in Endangered Species. (4-6-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.14 - RULES GOVERNING FALCONRY › Section 13.01.14.150 - CAPTURE OF WILD RAPTORS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Capture
			 Permits
. No person may capture a raptor from the wild unless that person
			 has a valid Idaho Falconry Permit; or is a nonresident who has both: an
			 equivalent falconry authorization from a federal, state, territorial, or tribal
			 authority; and an Idaho Nonresident Falconry Capture Permit (valid on a
			 calendar year basis). (4-6-23)
02.
Approved Species and Limitations
. The Commission, pursuant to
			 Section 36-105(3), Idaho
			 Code, may establish seasons, geographic areas, and limits for capture of wild
			 raptors by proclamation, including limitations on permits available to
			 nonresidents. (4-6-23)
a. No person may
			 capture or possess any wild-caught bald or golden eagle, any raptor classified
			 under federal or state law as threatened or endangered, or any peregrine falcon
			 without obtaining an individual speciesspecific capture/possession permit from
			 the Department in addition to complying with federal permit regulations and
			 limits. Bald eagles may not be used for falconry. (4-6-23)
b. Subject to federal restrictions for the
			 holder's permit class, an Idaho Falconry Permit authorizes the holder to
			 capture (with subsequent possession) not more than a total of two (2) wild
			 raptors each calendar year, which may be adult American kestrels or great
			 horned owls; or immature raptors of species that are not referenced in the
			 preceding Subsection 02.a. or
			 that are otherwise closed or limited by Commission proclamation.
			 (4-6-23)
c. Non-resident falconers
			 intending to capture any wild Idaho raptor using authorization from a non-
			 Idaho Falconry Permit/Authorization are eligible to purchase only one (1)
			 Nonresident Falconry Capture Permit for each calendar year and are authorized
			 to only capture and possess the species of raptor specified on the permit.
			 (4-6-23)
d. A nonresident who
			 successfully captures a raptor for intended removal from Idaho must notify the
			 Department Regional Office of the capture location before transporting the
			 raptor out of Idaho, not later than ten (10) days after capture.
			 (4-6-23)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of › Rule 13.01.14 - RULES GOVERNING FALCONRY › Section 13.01.14.160 - CAPTIVE PROPAGATION PERMIT

Current through August 31, 2023
No person may propagate raptors in captivity, or take, possess,
				or transfer any raptor, raptor egg, or raptor semen for propagation purposes
				without a valid federal Raptor Propagation Permit. Holders of a federal Raptor
				Propagation Permit may only sell, purchase and barter raptor eggs and semen
				produced and originating from raptor propagation or captive breeding programs
				under valid permit. (4-6-23)