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H0127..................................................by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS
BIG GAME ANIMALS - Adds to existing law to authorize the Division of Animal
Industries to promulgate rules for the regulation and prohibition of certain
private feeding of big game animals, with the cooperation of the Department of
Fish and Game.
01/29 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/30 Rpt prt - to Agric Aff
02/13 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/14 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/19 3rd rdg - PASSED - 61-6-3
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Bauer, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Block,
Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18),
Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Henbest, Jones, Kellogg, Lake,
Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin, McKague, Meyer, Miller,
Mitchell, Naccarato, Raybould, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Robison,
Sali, Sayler, Schaefer(Schaefer), Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30),
Smith(24), Smylie, Stevenson, Tilman, Trail, Wood.
NAYS -- Barrett, Kulczyk, Moyle, Nielsen, Snodgrass, Wills
Absent and excused -- Jaquet, Rydalch, Mr. Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Lake
Title apvd - to Senate
02/20 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Agric Aff
03/06 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/07 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/11 3rd rdg - PASSED - 25-10-0
AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Calabretta, Compton,
Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Ingram, Keough, Little,
Lodge, McKenzie, McWilliams, Noh, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder,
Sorensen, Stegner, Williams
NAYS -- Brandt, Burkett, Cameron, Kennedy, Malepeai, Marley, Noble,
Stennett, Sweet, Werk
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Noh
Title apvd - to House
03/12 To enrol
03/13 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/14 Pres signed
03/17 To Governor
Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 83
Effective: 07/01/03
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 127
BY AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL; AMENDING CHAPTER 2, TITLE 25, IDAHO CODE,
3 BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 25-207A, IDAHO CODE, TO AUTHORIZE THE
4 DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRIES TO PROMULGATE RULES FOR THE REGULATION AND
5 PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN PRIVATE FEEDING OF BIG GAME ANIMALS WITH THE COOP-
6 ERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Chapter 2, Title 25, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
9 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
10 ignated as Section 25-207A, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
11 25-207A. PRIVATE FEEDING OF BIG GAME ANIMALS -- RULES FOR DISEASE CON-
12 TROL. (1) In order to provide for disease control and the protection of health
13 and human safety, the division of animal industries is authorized to promul-
14 gate rules for the regulation and prohibition of the private feeding of big
15 game animals.
16 (2) The division shall cooperate with the department of fish and game in
17 the designation of such areas and the promulgation of rules necessary to
18 facilitate such regulation.
19 (3) Rulemaking authority pursuant to the provisions of this section shall
20 only apply to regulate or prohibit persons who purposely or knowingly provide
21 supplemental feed to big game animals in a manner that results in an artifi-
22 cial concentration of such animals that may potentially contribute to the
23 transmission of disease.
24 (4) Rulemaking authority pursuant to the provisions of this section shall
25 not apply to supplemental feeding activities conducted by the department of
26 fish and game.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 12633
The purpose of this legislation is to provide for the regulation
of the private feeding of big game animals in areas of the state
where issues of disease transmission among big game animals, and
from big game animals to livestock are a concern. Rules to
regulate private feeding shall be made in cooperation with the
Department of Fish and Game. This legislation does not apply to
supplemental feeding activities conducted by the Department of
Fish and Game.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.
Contact
Name: John Chatburn
Phone: 332-8540
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 127