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Yes: 99 • No: 3
IdahoS 10122025 regular legislative sessionSenate
IDAHO DEPREDATING WILDLIFE APPEALS BOARD – Amends and adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Depredating Wildlife Appeals Board and to exempt the board from open meeting requirements.
Sponsored By: RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
Signed by Governor
IDAHO DEPREDATING WILDLIFE APPEALS BOARD
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New appeals for Idaho wildlife damage
Beginning July 1, 2025, Idaho provides an appeal when an initial investigation cannot confirm wildlife caused a loss. Covered animals are grizzly bears, black bears, mountain lions, and wolves. Investigators must give affected people written notice of their appeal right. The Office of Species Conservation receives appeals and coordinates board meetings. The three-member board includes the state agriculture and fish and game directors, or their designees, and a governor-appointed large-animal veterinarian. It serves only as an appeal body, not as the initial investigator. The board can review testimony, investigation reports, tracking data, photos, videos, past incidents, and expert analysis. It can also consider hunting and trapping reports from the past six months. A majority vote can change the finding; the decision is final and binding for compensation. Confirmed findings also count toward official wildlife damage incident totals. For compensation claims under the covered program, qualifying physical damage must total at least $1,000 per occurrence. Covered property includes specified livestock on public, state, or private land, or specified berries, bees, beehives, or honey on private land.
Idaho wildlife board can meet privately
Beginning July 1, 2025, Idaho's wildlife damage appeals board is exempt from state open-meeting requirements. The board does not have to open its meetings to the public. This exemption concerns meeting access, not the board's appeal or compensation rules.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Judy Boyle
Republican • House
Van T. Burtenshaw
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/7/2025
House Floor Vote
Yes: 65 • No: 3
Senate vote • 2/24/2025
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 34 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor on 03/12/25 Session Law Chapter 54 Effective: 07/01/2025
3/13/2025Reported delivered to Governor at 4:15 p.m. on 03/11/25
3/12/2025Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
3/11/2025Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
3/11/2025HouseReported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
3/10/2025SenateReturned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
3/10/2025SenateRead Third Time in Full – PASSED - 65-3-2
3/7/2025HouseRead second time; Filed for Third Reading
3/6/2025HouseReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
3/5/2025HouseRead First Time, Referred to Resources & Conservation
2/25/2025HouseReceived from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2/25/2025HouseRead third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1
2/24/2025SenateRead second time; filed for Third Reading
2/19/2025SenateReported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2/18/2025SenateReported Printed; referred to Resources & Environment
1/22/2025SenateIntroduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
1/21/2025Senate
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