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 13.01.10.251 - CAPTIVE WOLVES
Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 13.01.10.251
Current through August 31, 2023
01. License and Tattoos. No person may possess a live wolf or other canine exhibiting primary wolf characteristics without proper identification and a license on an annual calendar year basis from the Department, to be obtained by no later than three days of commencing possession of the animal. Proper identification is a microchip and tattoo inside the flank or ear for any animal six (6) months of age or older. Application for license will be on a form prescribed by the Department, and the applicant will provide written and photographic confirmation of tattooing. (4-6-23)
02. Primary Wolf Characteristics. (4-6-23)
a. Rounded
ears smaller in proportion to those of the coyote; (4-6-23)
b. Broad snout with nose pad wider than one
(1) inch; (4-6-23)
c. Long legs,
approximately twenty-six (26) to thirty-two (32) inches at the shoulder in
adult height; (4-6-23)
d. Four and
one-half (4.5) to six (6) feet long from tip of nose to tip of tail;
(4-6-23)
e. Adult male weighs at
least eighty (80) pounds; adult female weighs at least sixty (60) pounds;
(4-6-23)
f. Tail carried high or
straight out when running; (4-6-23)
g. Long, coarse fur, variable from white to
black (generally grayish). (4-6-23)
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