Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 13 - Fish and Game, Department of
Rule 13.01.16 - TRAPPING OF WILDLIFE AND TAKING OF FURBEARING ANIMALS
Section 13.01.16.200 - TRAPS
Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 13.01.16.200
Current through August 31, 2023
01. Checking Traps. (3-31-22)
a. No person may place snares or traps for
gray wolf, furbearing animals, predatory or unprotected wildlife, except pocket
gophers, ground squirrels and other unprotected rodents, without visiting every
trap or snare once every seventy-two (72) hours and removing any catch therein.
(3-31-22)
b. Trappers acting as
government employees or contractors are exempt from this rule.
(3-31-22)
02. Removing Trapped Animals of Another. No person may remove wildlife from the trap or snare of another except licensed trappers with written permission from the owner. (3-31-22)
03. Release of Non-Target Catches. (3-31-22)
a. All non-target
species caught alive shall be released immediately. Non-target species are
defined as any species caught for which the season is closed or is in excess of
the trapper's limit. (3-31-22)
b.
Any trapper who catches a non-target species that is dead shall: (3-31-22)
i. Promptly record the date and species of
animal caught and include this information in the mandatory furtaker harvest
report. (3-31-22)
ii. Remove the
animal from the trap and take it into possession. (3-31-22)
iii. Notify the Department through the local
Conservation Officer or Department office within seventy-two (72) hours to make
arrangements to transfer the animal to the Department.
(3-31-22)
c. The
Department will reimburse trappers ten dollars ($10) for each bobcat, lynx,
wolverine, otter, or fisher caught accidentally and turned in.
(3-31-22)
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