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S1358...............................................by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS
DOMESTIC CERVIDAE - Amends existing law relating to domestic cervidae to
revise the definition of "domestic cervidae"; and to clarify the powers and
duties of the Fish and Game Commission and the Department of Fish and Game
relating to nondomestic cervidae.
02/08 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/09 Rpt prt - to Agric Aff
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1358
BY AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO DOMESTIC CERVIDAE; AMENDING SECTION 25-3701, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE
3 THE DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC CERVIDAE; AND AMENDING SECTION 36-711, IDAHO
4 CODE, TO CLARIFY THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION AND
5 THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME RELATING TO NONDOMESTIC CERVIDAE AND TO
6 REVISE THE DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC CERVIDAE.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Section 25-3701, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 amended to read as follows:
10 25-3701. DOMESTIC CERVIDAE FARMING DEEMED AGRICULTURAL PURSUIT. It shall
11 be lawful for any person, association or corporation to breed, own or control
12 domestic cervidae, which are defined as privately owned fallow deer (dama
13 dama), mule deer (odocoileus hemionus), moose (alces alces), elk (cervus
14 elaphus) or reindeer (rangifer tarandus), but shall not include red deer
15 (urasian cervidae) or any subspecies or hybrids thereof, and hold such animal
16 in captivity for breeding or other useful purposes on domestic cervidae farms
17 or ranches, provided the premises have been registered with the division of
18 animal industries. Reindeer (rangifer tarandus) shall not be held for domestic
19 purposes north of the Salmon River. For the purposes of all classification and
20 administration of the laws of the state of Idaho, and all administrative
21 orders and rules pertaining thereto, the breeding, raising, producing, har-
22 vesting or marketing of such animals or their products by the producer or his
23 agent shall be deemed an agricultural pursuit; such animals shall be deemed
24 livestock and their products shall be deemed agricultural products; the per-
25 sons engaged in such agricultural pursuits shall be deemed farmers, cervidae
26 farmers, cervidae breeders or cervidae ranchers; the premises within which
27 such pursuit is conducted shall be deemed farms, cervidae farms, or cervidae
28 ranches.
29 SECTION 2. That Section 36-711, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
30 amended to read as follows:
31 36-711. REGULATION OF DOMESTIC FUR-BEARING ANIMALS AND DOMESTIC CERVIDAE.
32 The authority to regulate the breeding, raising, producing, marketing or any
33 other phase of the production or distribution, of domestic fur-bearing animals
34 and domestic cervidae or the products thereof, is vested in the department of
35 agriculture. Nothing in this section shall limit or affect the powers or
36 duties of the fish and game commission and the department of fish and game
37 relating to nondomestic fur-bearing animals and nondomestic cervidae or the
38 capture and taking thereof. As used in this section, "domestic fur-bearing
39 animal" means fox, mink, chinchilla, karakul, marten, fisher, muskrat, nutria,
40 beaver, and all other fur-bearing animals raised in captivity for breeding or
41 other useful purposes. "Domestic cervidae," as used in this section, means
2
1 fallow deer (dama dama), mule deer (odocoileus hemionus), moose (alces alces),
2 elk (cervus elaphus) and reindeer (rangifer tarandus), but shall not include
3 red deer (urasian cervidae) or any subspecies or hybrids thereof. Reindeer
4 (rangifer tarandus) shall not be held for domestic purposes north of the
5 Salmon River.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 15806
The purpose of this proposed legislation is to add mule deer
(odocoileus hemionus) and moose (alces alces) to the list of
domestic cervidae that are allowed to be privately held in
captivity for breeding or other useful purposes on domestic
cervidae farms or ranches in the State of Idaho.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact on the general budget.
Contact
Name: Stan Boyd, Idaho Elk Breeders Association
Phone: 208-334-2271
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1358