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H0596...............................................by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS ANIMALS - Amends existing law relating to animals to revise provisions relating to the possession, sale, trade, barter, exchange and importation of certain animals in Idaho; to revise the definition of domestic furbearing animals and domestic cervidae; and to revise provisions relating to those premises deemed farms, fur farms or fur ranches. 02/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/10 Rpt prt - to Agric Aff 03/01 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/02 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/06 3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-0-4 AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Block, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Mr. Speaker NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Black, Boe, Sayler, Wood Floor Sponsor - Jaquet Title apvd - to Senate 03/07 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Agric Aff 03/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/20 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/21 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1 AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Burtenshaw Floor Sponsor - Broadsword Title apvd - to House 03/22 To enrol 03/23 Rpt enrol - Sp signed 03/24 Pres signed - To Governor 03/30 Governor signed Session Law Chapter 226 Effective: 07/01/06
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 596 BY AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO ANIMALS; AMENDING SECTION 25-236, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE PROVISIONS 3 RELATING TO THE POSSESSION, SALE, TRADE, BARTER, EXCHANGE AND IMPORTATION 4 OF CERTAIN ANIMALS IN IDAHO; AMENDING SECTION 25-3001, IDAHO CODE, TO 5 REVISE THE DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC FUR-BEARING ANIMALS, TO REVISE PROVI- 6 SIONS RELATING TO THOSE PREMISES DEEMED FARMS, FUR FARMS OR FUR RANCHES 7 AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AND AMENDING SECTION 36-711, IDAHO 8 CODE, TO REVISE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS OF DOMESTIC FUR- 9 BEARING ANIMALS AND DOMESTIC CERVIDAE. 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 11 SECTION 1. That Section 25-236, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 12 amended to read as follows: 13 25-236. POSSESSION, SALE, TRADE, BARTER, EXCHANGE AND IMPORTATION OF ANI- 14 MALS. (a1) No person shall possess, offer for sale, trade, barter, exchange or 15 importation into the state of Idaho any fox, skunk or raccoon, except as pro- 16 vided in subsection (b2) or (3) of this section. 17 (b2)An animal specified in subsection (a) of this section may be offered18for sale, trade, barter, exchange or importation into the state of Idaho for19commercial fur farming without the requirement of a permit; but an animal20specified in subsection (a) hereof may be offered for sale, trade, barter,21exchange or importation into the state to a public park, zoo, museum or educa-22tional institution for educational, medical, scientific or exhibition purposes23only if the organization possesses a permit from the department of agricul-24ture. The department of agriculture may refuse to issue a permit if the25department finds that the organization requesting the permit does not have26physical facilities adequate to maintain the animal in health and safety and27to prevent the escape of the animal from confinement.Fur farms may possess or 28 import any domestic fur-bearing animals with a certificate of veterinary 29 inspection and domestic fur-bearing animals may be sold, traded, bartered or 30 exchanged between fur farms in Idaho. 31 (3) Public parks, zoos, museums, and educational institutions may possess 32 or import the animals listed in subsection (1) of this section only if the 33 entity possesses a permit from the department of agriculture and the imported 34 animal is accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection. The depart- 35 ment of agriculture may refuse to issue a permit if the department finds that 36 the entity requesting the permit does not have physical facilities adequate to 37 maintain the animal in health and safety and to prevent the escape of the ani- 38 mal from confinement. Public parks, zoos, museums, and educational institu- 39 tions that possess a permit from the department of agriculture may sell, 40 trade, barter or exchange any of the animals listed in subsection (1) of this 41 section with any other entity that has a valid permit from the department of 42 agriculture. 2 1 SECTION 2. That Section 25-3001, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 2 amended to read as follows: 3 25-3001. FUR FARMING DEEMED AGRICULTURAL PURSUIT. It shall be lawful for 4 any person, persons, association or corporations to engage in the business of 5 propagating, breeding, owning or controlling domestic fur-bearing animals, 6 which are defined as fox, mink, chinchilla,karakul,marten, fisher, muskrat, 7nutria,beaver, bobcat, andallother fur-bearing animals,the department of 8 agriculture may designate by rule, bred and raised in captivity forbreeding9or other useful purposesthe purpose of harvesting pelts or providing replace- 10 ment animals to fur farms that harvest pelts as their primary activity. For 11 the purposes of all classification and administration of the laws of the state 12 of Idaho, and all administrative orders and rulesand regulationspertaining 13 thereto, the breeding, raising, producing or marketing of such animals or 14 their products by the producer shall be deemed an agricultural pursuit; such 15 animals shall be deemed livestock and their products shall be deemed agricul- 16 tural products; the persons engaged in such agricultural pursuits shall be 17 deemed farmers, fur farmers, fur breeders, or fur ranchers; the premises 18 within which such pursuit is conducted and domestic fur-bearing animals are 19 raised for the purpose of harvesting pelts or providing replacement animals to 20 fur farms that harvest pelts as their primary activity shall be deemed farms, 21 fur farms, or fur ranches. 22 SECTION 3. That Section 36-711, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 23 amended to read as follows: 24 36-711. REGULATION OF DOMESTIC FUR-BEARING ANIMALS AND DOMESTIC CERVIDAE. 25 The authority to regulate the breeding, raising, producing, marketing or any 26 other phase of the production or distribution, of domestic fur-bearing animals 27 as defined in chapter 30, title 25, Idaho Code, and domestic cervidae as 28 defined in chapter 37, title 25, Idaho Code, or the products thereof, is 29 vested in the department of agriculture. Nothing in this section shall limit 30 or affect the powers or duties of the fish and game commission and the depart- 31 ment of fish and game relating to nondomestic fur-bearing animals and cervidae 32 or the capture and taking thereof.As used in this section, "domestic fur-33bearing animal" means fox, mink, chinchilla, karakul, marten, fisher, muskrat,34nutria, beaver, and all other fur-bearing animals raised in captivity for35breeding or other useful purposes. "Domestic cervidae," as used in this sec-36tion, means fallow deer (dama dama), elk (cervus elaphus) and reindeer37(rangifer tarandus), but shall not include red deer (urasian cervidae) or any38subspecies or hybrids thereof. Reindeer (rangifer tarandus) shall not be held39for domestic purposes north of the Salmon River.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 15864 This legislation clarifies which animals are domestic fur bearing animals, where they can be held, and for what purposes. FISCAL NOTE $2500 from dedicated funds. CONTACT Name: Representative Mike Moyle Phone: 208-332-1000 Name: Representative Larry Bradford Phone: 208-332-1000 Name: John Chatburn Phone: 208-332-8540 Agency: Agriculture, Dept. of STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 596