01.
Application for Possession Permits. Persons seeking a possession
permit must make application on a form prescribed by the Administrator.
Separate applications are to be submitted for each facility where deleterious
exotic animals will be possessed. A person who receives a possession permit for
deleterious exotic animals must submit a new application for each additional
deleterious exotic animal that person seeks to possess. The application must
include: (3-31-22)
a. The applicant's name,
address (residence and mailing), and Employer Identification Number or Social
Security Number. (3-31-22)
b.
Description of the proposed facility, including: (3-31-22)
i. A map identifying the location of the
proposed facility; (3-31-22)
ii.
The legal description and location of the real property for the proposed
facility; (3-31-22)
iii. A detailed
diagram of proposed facility, identifying fences, gates, confinement areas; and
(3-31-22)
iv. The specifications
for exterior fencing, interior fencing, fence height, fencing materials of the
confinement areas for all deleterious exotic animals listed on the application.
(3-31-22)
c. Name and
address of the owner(s) of the proposed facility, if not the applicant. If the
proposed facility will be leased, include a written and notarized statement by
the owner of the property authorizing the use of the proposed facility to house
deleterious exotic animals. (3-31-22)
d. Copy of approval by the local zoning
authority, if approval is required by the local zoning authority.
(3-31-22)
e. Description of each
deleterious exotic animal to be possessed at the facility, including genus,
species, sex, age, form of identification, identification number, and purpose
for possessing each deleterious exotic animal. (3-31-22)
f. Name and address of the owner of each
deleterious exotic animal listed on the application. (3-31-22)
g. Name and address of the licensed Idaho
veterinarian who will provide care for the deleterious exotic animal(s) listed
on the application. (3-31-22)
h.
Written statement detailing the applicant's training and experience with the
species listed on the application. (3-31-22)
i. Written statement detailing the procedure
in the event a deleterious exotic animal escapes from the facility.
(3-31-22)
j. Documentation of
licenses issued by the USDA, if applicable. (3-31-22)
k. Documentation of licenses issued by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, if applicable. (3-31-22)
l. Documentation of accreditation by the AZA,
if applicable. (3-31-22)
m. The
required information set forth Paragraph 100.02.e., of these rules, if
applicable. (3-31-22)
n. For each
deleterious exotic animal listed on the application, proof of sterilization,
unless the applicant intends to propagate the deleterious exotic animal and
fully satisfies the requirements of Subsection
100.02, of these rules.
(3-31-22)
o. The date upon which
the proposed facility will be available for inspection by the Department, which
must be not less than seven (7) days prior to the time the exotic animals are
possessed at the proposed facility. (3-31-22)
02.
Application Review. The
Administrator will review the possession permit application and, in determining
whether to issue the possession permit, consider factors relating to protection
of the state's agriculture industry, the wildlife of the state, and the
environment. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (3-31-22)
a. Proximity of the facility to farms,
ranches, wildlife migration routes, and other areas in which native Idaho
wildlife may commonly be found. (3-31-22)
b. Potential for unintended or accidental
access to the facility. (3-31-22)
c. Potential for vandalism that compromises
the security of the facility. (3-31-22)
d. Potential for escape from the facility.
(3-31-22)
e. The size of the
facility relative to the number of animals proposed to be kept at the facility.
(3-31-22)
f. Whether, based on the
applicant's certification and any other evidence received by the Administrator
in connection with the proposed facility, all federal, state, county and city
laws applicable to the facility have been met. (3-31-22)
g. Whether the applicant has adequate
knowledge, experience, and training to maintain the health, welfare, and safety
of the deleterious exotic animal(s), and to handle the deleterious exotic
animal(s) with safety and competence. Such experience may be documented by a
log book, employment records, education records, or other means by which
experience may be authenticated. (3-31-22)
03.
Grant or Denial of the
Permit. Following review of the application and any other relevant
information, the Administrator will either issue the possession permit or deny
the application and notify the applicant. If the Department issues the permit,
it may include any conditions intended to ensure the health, welfare and safety
of the animal(s) covered by the permit and, where the Department finds it
necessary, conditions intended to assure the security of the facility so as to
avoid undue risk to the state's agriculture, wildlife and the environment.
(3-31-22)
04.
Duration of
Possession Permit. A possession permit is valid for the life of the
deleterious exotic animal listed on a possession permit, until the permitted
person no longer possess the deleterious exotic animal, or until the
deleterious exotic animal leaves the state. (3-31-22)
