Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 36-201 (2026)

Fish and game commission authorized to classify wildlife.

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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

(d) Fur-bearing animals

(e) Migratory birds

(f) Threatened or endangered wildlife

(g) Protected nongame species

(h) Unprotected wildlife

Predatory wildlife shall include:

2. Jackrabbit

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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1990–2024 · leading case: Comm. for Rational Predator Mgmt. v. Dep't of Agric., 931 P.2d 1188 (Idaho 1997).

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Comm. for Rational Predator Mgmt. v. Dep't of Agric., 931 P.2d 1188 (Idaho 1997). · cites it 2× “§ 25-128(2), because they did not require coordination of programs between the state and federal agencies involved; and (3) I.C. § 36-201, because the definition of a predatory animal in the rules, IDAPA 02.”

United States v. Kenneth Ray Williams, 898 F.2d 727 (9th Cir. 1990). “The indictment accused Williams of selling two whole cow moose, one whole calf moose, and the hind quarter of a bull moose in violation of Idaho Code §§ 36-201 (a), 36-202(p), & 36-501 and Montana Code §§ 87-2-101(5) & 87-3-111.”

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Little (D. Idaho 2024). · cites it 8× “) See also Idaho Code §§ 36-201 (3), 36-1603. 16 Prior to 2020, the number of wolf trapping tags varied.”

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Little (D. Idaho 2022). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code § 36-201 (3) establishes that “[w]olf trapping season shall be open year-round on all private property, so long as individuals are in compliance with the permission requirements of Idaho Code § 36-1603 before entering private property.”

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