Title 36 — FISH AND GAME

36-101. Fish and game department. A department of fish and game is hereby established. Said department shall, for the purposes of section 20, article IV of the constitution of the state of Idaho, be an executive department of the state government. The department shall have its pr…

36-102. Idaho fish and game commission. (a) Creation. There is hereby created the Idaho fish and game commission. The department of fish and game of the state of Idaho is hereby placed under the supervision, management and control of said Idaho fish and game commission, hereinaft…

36-103. Wildlife property of state — Preservation. (a) Wildlife Policy. All wildlife, including all wild animals, wild birds, and fish, within the state of Idaho, is hereby declared to be the property of the state of Idaho. It shall be preserved, protected, perpetuated, and manag…

36-104. General powers and duties of commission. (a) Organization — Meetings. The members of the commission shall annually meet at their offices and organize by electing from their membership a chairman, who shall hold office for a period of one (1) year, or until his successor h…

36-104A. Drawings to award controlled hunt permits — TAGS — Contract with private entity — procedure — rules. (1) The department shall contract with a private entity to conduct drawings for controlled hunt permits or tags as established by the commission. The drawings must be con…

36-105. Commission orders, rules and proclamations. (1) Adoption and Publication of Rules and Orders. All rules and orders adopted pursuant to the provisions of this title shall be made in accordance with chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code. Said rules and orders may also be given s…

36-106. Director of department of fish and game. (a) Office of Director Created. The commission shall appoint a director of the department of fish and game, hereinafter referred to as the director, who shall be a person with knowledge of, and experience in, the requirements for t…

36-107. Fish and game account. (a) The director shall promptly transmit to the state treasurer all moneys received by him, from the sale of hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, tags and permits or from any other source connected with the administration of the provisions of the…

36-108. Fish and game expendable trust account. The director may receive on behalf of the department any money or real or personal property donated, bequeathed, devised, or conditionally granted to the department. Such moneys received directly or derived from the sale of such pro…

36-109. Fish and game nonexpendable trust account. The director may receive on behalf of the department any money or real or personal property donated, bequeathed, devised, or conditionally granted to the department. Such moneys received directly or derived from the sale of such …

36-110. Fish and game federal account. All moneys received from the federal government for the administration of any aspect of the fish and game laws of this state shall be deposited in the fish and game federal account, which is hereby established in such fund as the state contr…

36-111. Fish and game set-aside account. (1) There is hereby established the fish and game set-aside account in the dedicated fund. The account shall have paid into it moneys as follows: (a) Fifty percent (50%) of each steelhead trout or anadromous salmon permit sold, except that…

36-112. Animal damage control fund. The animal damage control fund is hereby established in the state treasury. Moneys in the fund are subject to appropriation to the state animal damage control board established by section 25-2612A, Idaho Code, for the control of predatory anima…

36-113. Electrofishing permits — Water quality data. The department of fish and game shall enter into an agreement with the director to grant necessary permits and licenses for electrofishing needed to accomplish water quality monitoring pursuant to chapter 36, title 39, Idaho Co…

36-115. Nonexpendable big game depredation fund — Expendable big game depredation fund. (a) The nonexpendable big game depredation fund is hereby established in the state treasury. On July 1, 2005, the state controller shall transfer two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars…

36-116. wolves — solicitation for transfer. Within thirty (30) days from the effective date of this act, the Idaho department of fish and game shall contact, in writing, all state agencies within the United States with comparable powers and duties as those vested in the departmen…

36-120. State game farms and fish hatcheries — Restrictions on employees. All classified personnel employed at state game farms and state fish hatcheries shall devote their entire time to the duties of their office, and shall not engage in any manner whatever in the operation of …

36-121. Special counsel for department. The director, with the approval of the governor, is hereby authorized to employ special counsel for the department of fish and game, and to pay reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of such counsel incurred in the conduct of business of t…

36-122. Advisory committee. (a) There is hereby created the fish and game advisory committee. The committee shall consist of twelve (12) members. Six (6) members of the committee shall be appointed by the director of the department of fish and game to generally represent wildlife…

36-123. Winter feeding advisory committees. (1) A winter feeding advisory committee shall be established for each district where winter feeding of antelope, elk, and deer normally occurs. Each committee shall consist of five (5) members, each of which shall be a resident of the d…

36-124. Reciprocal licensure agreements with Indian tribes. The commission is authorized to enter into a reciprocal licensure agreement with any federally recognized Indian tribe that possesses a reservation within this state. Pursuant to such a reciprocal licensure agreement, th…

36-125. fixing assessment and fees for wildlife — wolf control fund. The fish and game commission shall comply with the provisions of section 22-5306, Idaho Code, in providing the wolf depredation control board with direction for use of fish and game funds transferred to the fish…

36-126. MOTORIZED USE RESTRICTIONS IN RECREATIONAL ACCESS AGREEMENTS. (1) In the event owners or lawful possessors of private land have restricted motorized vehicle operation on their land, the commission or department may, in entering into a lease or other cooperative agreement …