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SENATE BILL NO. 1086 – Wolf tags, special

SENATE BILL NO. 1086

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S1086..........................................by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
FISH AND GAME - WOLVES - Amends existing law to provide for special wolf
tags; to provide eligibility to receive a game tag to hunt and kill a wolf;
to provide that certain requirements for wolf tags shall be determined and
specified by the Fish and Game Commission; and to provide a wolf tag fee.
                                                                        
02/06    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/07    Rpt prt - to Res/Env
02/15    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/16    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/20    3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
      Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
      Little, Lodge, Malepeai, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Schroeder
    Title apvd - to House
02/21    House intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Con
03/02    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/05    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/06    3rd rdg - PASSED - 62-5-3
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
      Bock, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
      Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
      Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, Kren, Lake, Loertscher, Luker,
      Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini,
      Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer,
      Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24),
      Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27),
      Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Boe, King, LeFavour, Pasley-Stuart, Ringo
      Absent and excused -- Bedke, Labrador, Roberts
    Floor Sponsor - Wood(27)
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/07    To enrol
03/08    Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/09    To Governor
03/14    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 73
         Effective: 07/01/07

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1086
                                                                        
                           BY RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO FISH AND GAME; AMENDING SECTION 36-408, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR
  3        SPECIAL WOLF TAGS; AMENDING SECTION 36-409, IDAHO  CODE,  TO  PROVIDE  FOR
  4        ELIGIBILITY  TO  RECEIVE A GAME TAG TO HUNT AND KILL A WOLF AND TO PROVIDE
  5        THAT CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR WOLF TAGS SHALL BE DETERMINED AND  SPECIFIED
  6        BY  THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION; AND AMENDING SECTION 36-416, IDAHO CODE,
  7        TO PROVIDE FOR A GRAY WOLF TAG FEE.
                                                                        
  8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  9        SECTION 1.  That Section 36-408, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 10    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 11        36-408.  COMMISSION'S AUTHORITY -- TAGS -- PERMITS -- NONRESIDENTS LIMITED
 12    -- OUTFITTERS SET-ASIDE. (1) Tags and Permits -- Method of Use. The commission
 13    is  hereby authorized to prescribe the number and kind of wildlife that may be
 14    taken under authority of the several types of tags and permits provided for in
 15    this title, and the manner in which said tags and permits shall  be  used  and
 16    validated.
 17        (2)  Limit  --  Licenses, Tags or Permits -- Controlled Hunts. The commis-
 18    sion is hereby authorized to establish a limit annually as to  the  number  of
 19    each  kind and class of licenses, tags, or permits to be sold or issued and is
 20    further authorized to limit the number or prohibit entirely, the participation
 21    by nonresidents in controlled hunts.
 22        (3)  Outfitters Set-aside. When the commission establishes a limit  as  to
 23    the  number  of  nonresident  deer tags and nonresident elk tags, it shall set
 24    aside annually a maximum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the nonresident  deer
 25    tag  and  nonresident elk tag limit. The set-aside tags shall be sold pursuant
 26    to commission rule, only to persons that have entered into  an  agreement  for
 27    that year to utilize the services of an outfitter licensed pursuant to chapter
 28    21, title 36, Idaho Code.
 29        In  order  for  a person to purchase any set-aside nonresident deer tag or
 30    nonresident elk tag, that person's outfitter must submit an  application  with
 31    the  proper  fees as required by the director. If any nonresident deer tags or
 32    nonresident elk tags set aside pursuant to this subsection are unsold by  July
 33    1 of the year in which they were set aside, they may be sold by the department
 34    to  the general public who are nonresidents. The commission may promulgate all
 35    necessary rules to implement the provisions of this subsection.
 36        (4)  Deer and Elk Tag Allocation. If the commission limits the  number  of
 37    deer  or elk tags available for use in any game management area, unit or zone,
 38    the commission may allocate by rule a number of deer or elk tags  for  use  by
 39    hunters  that have entered into an agreement for that year to utilize the ser-
 40    vices of an outfitter licensed pursuant to chapter 21, title 36, Idaho Code.
 41        (5)  Special Game Tags. The commission is hereby authorized to  issue  two
 42    (2) special bighorn sheep tags per year.
 43        (a)  Auction  bighorn  sheep  tag.  One special bighorn sheep tag shall be
                                                                        
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  1        auctioned off by an incorporated nonprofit organization dedicated to wild-
  2        life conservation, selected by the commission. The tag shall be issued  by
  3        the  department  of  fish and game to the highest eligible bidder. No more
  4        than five percent (5%) of all proceeds for the tag  may be retained by the
  5        organization. The tag to be issued pursuant to this  subsection  shall  be
  6        taken from the nonresident bighorn sheep tag quota. The net proceeds shall
  7        be  forwarded  to the director for deposit in the fish and game expendable
  8        trust account and shall be used for bighorn sheep research and  management
  9        purposes.  Moneys  raised  pursuant  to this subsection may not be used to
 10        transplant additional bighorn sheep into that portion of  southwest  Idaho
 11        south  of the Snake River and west of U.S. highway no. 93, nor for litiga-
 12        tion or environmental impact statements involving bighorn sheep. No trans-
 13        plants of bighorn sheep accomplished with moneys raised pursuant  to  this
 14        subsection  shall  occur  in  any area until hearings are conducted in the
 15        area.
 16        (b)  Lottery bighorn sheep tag. The commission is also authorized to issue
 17        one (1) special bighorn sheep tag which will be  disposed of  by  lottery.
 18        The lottery permit can be marketed by the department of fish and game or a
 19        nonprofit  organization dedicated to wildlife conservation selected by the
 20        commission. The tag will be issued by the department of fish and  game  to
 21        an  eligible person drawn from the lottery provided in this subsection. No
 22        more than twenty-five percent (25%) of gross revenue can be  retained  for
 23        administrative  costs  by  the  organization. All net proceeds for the tag
 24        disposed of by lottery pursuant to this subsection shall  be  remitted  to
 25        the  department  and  deposited  in  the  fish  and  game expendable trust
 26        account. Moneys in the account from the lottery bighorn sheep tag shall be
 27        utilized by the department in solving problems between bighorn  sheep  and
 28        domestic  sheep, solving problems between wildlife and domestic animals or
 29        improving relationships between sportsmen and private landowners by  being
 30        utilized  in  the  veterinarian program established in subsection (e)9. of
 31        section 36-106, Idaho Code.
 32        (6)  Issuance of free permit or tag to minor children with life  threaten-
 33    ing  medical  conditions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the com-
 34    mission may issue free big game permits or tags to  minor  children  who  have
 35    life  threatening  medical  conditions  that have been certified eligible by a
 36    qualified organization. The commission may prescribe by rule  the  manner  and
 37    conditions of issuing and using the permits or tags authorized under this sub-
 38    section  (6).  For  purposes of this subsection (6) a "qualified organization"
 39    means a nonprofit organization that is qualified under  section  501(c)(3)  of
 40    the  Internal  Revenue  Code and that affords opportunities and experiences to
 41    minor children with life threatening medical conditions.
 42        (7)  Special Wolf Tags. The commission is hereby authorized to issue up to
 43    ten (10) special auction or lottery tags for hunting wolves. Special wolf tags
 44    will be auctioned off or made available through lottery by  incorporated  non-
 45    profit  organizations  dedicated  to wildlife conservation and selected by the
 46    director. No more than five percent (5%) of all proceeds for each tag  may  be
 47    retained by the nonprofit organization for administrative costs involved. Each
 48    wolf tag shall be issued by the department of fish and game and awarded to the
 49    highest  eligible bidder or winner of a lottery. Each tag will be good for the
 50    harvest of one (1) wolf pursuant to commission rule. The  proceeds  from  each
 51    tag  will  be  sent  to  the  director  to be placed in the department general
 52    license fund.
                                                                        
 53        SECTION 2.  That Section 36-409, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 54    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
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  1        36-409.  GAME  TAGS -- PERMITS -- FEES -- PENALTY. (a) Resident Game Tags.
  2    A resident who has obtained a permit to hunt, as provided in  section  36-401,
  3    Idaho  Code,  or   has purchased or obtained a license to hunt, as provided in
  4    section 36-406, Idaho Code, upon payment of the fees provided herein shall  be
  5    eligible  to  receive  a  resident  game tag to hunt and kill a moose, bighorn
  6    sheep, mountain goat, elk, deer, antelope, mountain lion, bear, wolf, sandhill
  7    crane or turkey in accordance with the laws of this state  and  rules  promul-
  8    gated  by the commission; provided further, that any person who holds a senior
  9    resident combination license or any person who holds a junior  combination  or
 10    hunting license or any disabled American veteran who holds a disabled combina-
 11    tion  license,  may  be  issued  a bear, deer, elk, or turkey tag for a fee as
 12    specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code; provided further, that resident  game
 13    tags  may  be  issued only to those persons who meet residency requirements of
 14    subsection (s) of section 36-202, Idaho Code. In the  event  an  emergency  is
 15    declared  to  open a season to protect private property as provided in section
 16    36-106(e)6.(B), Idaho Code, the affected landowner or his  designee  shall  be
 17    eligible  to receive a resident deer, elk or antelope tag without charge; pro-
 18    vided further, that resident game tags may be issued only to persons who qual-
 19    ify as residents pursuant to section 36-202, Idaho Code.
 20        (b)  Nonresident Game Tags. A nonresident who has purchased a  license  to
 21    hunt,  as  provided in section 36-407(a) or (k), Idaho Code, or has obtained a
 22    license to hunt, as provided in section 36-406(e), Idaho Code, or  a  resident
 23    who  has  purchased  or  obtained  a  license  to hunt, as provided in section
 24    36-406, Idaho Code, upon payment of the fees provided herein, shall be  eligi-
 25    ble  to  receive  a  nonresident  tag to hunt and kill a moose, bighorn sheep,
 26    mountain goat, elk, deer, antelope, mountain lion, bear, wolf, sandhill  crane
 27    or  turkey  in accordance with the laws of this state and rules promulgated by
 28    the commission; provided further  that  a  nonresident  who  has  purchased  a
 29    license to hunt, as provided in section 36-407(k), Idaho Code, shall be eligi-
 30    ble  to  receive a junior mentored deer, elk, bear, or turkey tag for a fee as
 31    specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 32        (c)  Game Tags Required. The appropriate tag must be had for  the  hunting
 33    or taking of each and every one of the aforementioned wildlife. Provided, how-
 34    ever,  that  the requirements for a wolf tag, mountain lion tag or a bear tag,
 35    as to different periods of time and areas of the state,  shall  be  determined
 36    and  specified  by  the  commission. Provided further, that the commission may
 37    promulgate rules to allow a nonresident deer tag to be used to hunt  and  kill
 38    either a bear or a mountain lion during the open season for deer in that area,
 39    unit  or  zone  as may be specified by the commission. All of said tags are to
 40    bear and have serial numbers.
 41        (d)  Game Tag to Be Validated and Attached to Carcass. As soon as any per-
 42    son kills any wildlife for which a tag is required,  said  tag,  belonging  to
 43    him,  must  be validated and attached to said wildlife in a manner provided by
 44    commission rule.
 45        (e)  Archery Permits. In addition to meeting the license and tag  require-
 46    ments  provided in this chapter, any person participating in any controlled or
 47    general game season which has been specifically designated as an archery  hunt
 48    must have in his possession an archery hunt permit which may be purchased at a
 49    fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 50        (f)  Muzzleloader  Permit.  In  addition  to  meeting  the license and tag
 51    requirements provided in this chapter, any person participating  in  any  con-
 52    trolled  or  general  game  season which has been specifically designated as a
 53    muzzleloader hunt must have in his possession a muzzleloader permit which  may
 54    be purchased at a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 55        (g)  Hound  Hunter  Permit  -- Resident -- Nonresident. Any person using a
                                                                        
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  1    dog for the purpose of hunting or for taking, as defined  in  section  36-202,
  2    Idaho Code, big game or furbearing animals must have in his possession a valid
  3    hound hunter permit which may be purchased by resident and nonresident license
  4    holders for a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
  5        (h)  Nonresident  Bird  of  Prey Capture Permit. The commission may, under
  6    rules as it may prescribe, issue a nonresident bird of  prey  capture  permit.
  7    This capture permit may be purchased by any licensed, nonresident falconer for
  8    capturing birds of prey in Idaho. The fee for the permit shall be as specified
  9    in section 36-416, Idaho Code, and the permit shall be issued under the condi-
 10    tion  that  the  nonresident's  home  state allows reciprocal raptor capturing
 11    privileges for Idaho falconers.
 12        (i)  Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Pheasant Permit.  The commission  may,
 13    under  rules  as  it  may prescribe, issue a wildlife management area pheasant
 14    permit that must be purchased by all persons over sixteen (16)  years  of  age
 15    prior  to  hunting  pheasants on state wildlife management areas designated by
 16    the commission. The fee for the  permit  shall  be  as  specified  in  section
 17    36-416, Idaho Code.
 18        (j)  Bear  Baiting  Permit. The commission may, under rules as it may pre-
 19    scribe, issue a bear baiting permit. Any person placing or using bait  as  may
 20    be allowed by rule for the purpose of attracting bear must have in his posses-
 21    sion  a  valid  bear baiting permit which may be purchased by a license holder
 22    for a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 23        (k)  Migratory Bird Harvest Information  Program  Permit.  The  commission
 24    may, as provided by federal laws or regulations and under rules as it may pre-
 25    scribe, issue a migratory bird harvest information program permit that must be
 26    purchased  by all persons prior to hunting migratory game birds as required by
 27    federal law or regulations.  The fee for the permit shall be as  specified  in
 28    section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 29        (l)  Dog  Field  Trial  Permit.  The commission may, under rules as it may
 30    prescribe, issue a dog field trial permit to any person using  birds  for  dog
 31    field  trials  or  training  as may be allowed by rule. The permit may be pur-
 32    chased for a fee as specified in section 36-416, Idaho Code.
 33        (m)  Idaho Nursing Home Facility Resident Fishing Permit.  The  commission
 34    may,  under  rules  as  it may prescribe, issue an Idaho nursing home facility
 35    resident fishing permit that must be purchased by an Idaho nursing home facil-
 36    ity to allow residents of its facility to fish during the open season. Facili-
 37    ties eligible to purchase this permit are: intermediate care  facilities  pro-
 38    viding  twenty-four (24) hour skilled nursing care, assisted living facilities
 39    providing twenty-four (24)  hour  extensive  assistance  and  skilled  nursing
 40    facilities providing twenty-four (24) hour skilled nursing. By purchasing this
 41    permit  the  facility  assumes  full  responsibility  for and control over the
 42    facility residents while using the permit. All laws, rules  and  proclamations
 43    apply  to  the use of this permit and it is the responsibility of the facility
 44    to assure compliance with all laws, rules and  proclamations.  In  case  of  a
 45    violation  the  facility  shall be held accountable and any citations shall be
 46    issued to the facility. The permit may be purchased for a fee as specified  in
 47    section 36-416, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 48        SECTION  3.  That  Section  36-416, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 49    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 50        36-416.  SCHEDULE OF LICENSE FEES.
 51    (a)  Sport Licenses
 52        License                                    Resident         Non-Resident
 53        Combination License                          $ 31.75            $  198.00
                                                                        
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  1        License                                    Resident         Non-Resident
  2        Hunting License                                11.00               139.75
  3        Fishing License                                24.00                80.25
  4        Sr. Combination License (65 and Older)         10.00                  N/A
  5        Sportsman's Pak License                       108.50                  N/A
  6        Jr. Combination License                        15.75                  N/A
  7        Jr. Hunting License                             5.50                  N/A
  8        Jr. Mentored Hunting License                     N/A                 5.50
  9        Youth Small Game License                        5.50                 5.50
 10        Youth Hunter Education
 11          Graduate Hunting License                      3.25                 3.25
 12        Jr. Fishing License                            12.00                12.00
 13        Disabled Combination License                    3.25                  N/A
 14        Disabled Fishing License                        3.25                  N/A
 15        Military Furlough Combination License          15.75                  N/A
 16        Military Furlough Fishing License              15.75                  N/A
 17        Small Game Hunting License                       N/A                80.00
 18        Daily Fishing (1st-day) License                 9.75                 9.75
 19        Consecutive Day Fishing License                 5.00                 5.00
 20        3 Day Fishing with Salmon/Steelhead Permit       N/A                29.75
 21        Nongame Hunting License                          N/A                27.50
 22    (b)  Sport Tags
 23        Deer Tag                                     $ 18.00            $  256.75
 24        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 25          Deer Tag                                      9.00                  N/A
 26        Jr. Mentored Deer Tag                            N/A                 9.00
 27        Elk Tag                                        29.00               370.75
 28        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 29          Elk Tag                                      14.75                  N/A
 30        Jr. Mentored Elk Tag                             N/A                14.75
 31        Bear Tag                                        9.75               150.00
 32        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 33          Bear Tag                                      5.00                  N/A
 34        Jr. Mentored Bear Tag                            N/A                 5.00
 35        Turkey Tag                                     18.00                65.75
 36        Jr. or Sr. or Disabled American Veteran
 37          Turkey Tag                                    9.00                  N/A
 38        Jr. Mentored Turkey Tag                          N/A                 9.00
 39        Mountain Lion Tag                               9.75               150.00
 40        Gray Wolf Tag                                   9.75               150.00
 41        Antelope Tag                                   29.50               256.75
 42        Moose Tag                                     165.00             1,750.00
 43        Sheep Tag                                     165.00             1,750.00
 44        Goat Tag                                      165.00             1,750.00
 45        Sandhill Crane Tag                             18.00                65.75
 46    (c)  Sport Permits
 47        Bear Baiting Permit                          $ 11.00            $   11.00
 48        Hound Hunter Permit                            11.00               100.00
 49        WMA Pheasant Permit                            22.00                22.00
 50        Archery Permit                                 16.50                16.50
 51        Muzzleloader Permit                            16.50                16.50
 52        Salmon Permit                                  11.00                11.00
 53        Steelhead Permit                               11.00                11.00
 54        Federal Migratory Bird Harvest Info. Permit     0.00                 0.00
 55        Handicapped Archery Permit                      0.00                 0.00
                                                                        
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  1        2-Pole Fishing Permit                          12.00                12.00
  2        Controlled Hunt Permit                          6.00                 6.00
  3    (d)  Commercial Licenses and Permits
  4        Raptor Captive Breeding Permit               $ 65.75            $   65.75
  5        Falconry Permit                                27.25                  N/A
  6        Falconry Capture Permit                          N/A               139.75
  7        Jr. Trapping License                            5.50                  N/A
  8        Trapping License                               25.00               250.00
  9        Taxidermist-Fur Buyer License
 10         5 year license                               175.00                  N/A
 11         1 year license                                38.25               139.00
 12        Shooting Preserve Permit                      329.75                  N/A
 13        Commercial Wildlife Farm License              137.50                  N/A
 14        Commercial Fishing License                    110.00               220.00
 15        Wholesale Steelhead License                   165.00               165.00
 16        Retail Steelhead Trout Buyer's License         33.00                33.00
 17    (e)  Commercial Tags
 18        Bobcat Tag                                   $  8.25            $    8.25
 19        Lynx Tag                                        8.25                 8.25
 20        Beaver Tag                                      5.50                 5.50
 21        Net Tag                                        55.00                55.00
 22        Crayfish/Minnow Tag                             1.25                 1.25
 23    (f)  Miscellaneous-Other Licenses
 24        Duplicate License                            $  5.50            $    5.50
 25        Shooting Preserve License                      11.00                11.00
 26        Captive Wolf License                           22.00                  N/A
 27    (g)  Miscellaneous-Other Tags
 28        Duplicate Tag                                $  5.50            $    5.50
 29        Wild Bird Shooting Preserve Tag                 5.50                 5.50
 30    (h)  Miscellaneous-Other Permits-Points
 31        Falconry In-State Transfer Permit            $  5.50            $     N/A
 32        Falconry Meet Permit                             N/A                21.75
 33        Private Park Permit                            21.75                21.75
 34        Wildlife Import Permit                         21.75                21.75
 35        Wildlife Export Permit                         11.00                11.00
 36        Wildlife Release Permit                        11.00                11.00
 37        Captive Wildlife Permit                        21.75                21.75
 38        Fishing Tournament Permit                      21.75                21.75
 39        Dog Field Trial Permit                         33.00                33.00
 40        Live Fish Transport Permit                     21.75                21.75
 41        Controlled Hunt Application Fee                 4.50                 4.50
 42        Nursing Home Fishing Permit                    33.00                  N/A

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                            RS 16865C1

The purpose of this legislation is to create a gray wolf tag,
which may be purchased by holders of a resident or nonresident
hunting license. Up to ten auction or lottery wolf tags are
created for sale by incorporated nonprofit organizations
dedicated to wildlife conservation to raise funds for wildlife
management. With these statutory amendments, the Fish and Game
Commission and Department of Fish and Game will be able to
proceed with management pursuant to the "Idaho Wolf Conservation
and Management Plan" (State Plan) when the gray wolf is delisted.
The Interior Department has initiated a regulatory process to
delist wolves but the timeline for delisting is unknown. Idaho
needs to be ready to implement state management. The State Plan
indicates that wolves should be managed similar to other big game
animals, particularly "other large carnivorous mammals",
including hunting as a management tool. The Fish and Game
Commission designated the wolf as a big game animal in 2003 in
order to implement the State Plan and provide "adequate
regulatory mechanisms" as required by the federal Endangered
Species Act for delisting wolves. A wolf tag is required as an
adequate regulatory mechanism for hunting as a management tool.
The current wolf management program costs approximately $720,000
and is federally funded. Continued federal funding of wolf
management is not expected with delisting, so wolf tags will
contribute revenue to support State wolf management.


                           FISCAL NOTE

Consistent with the State Plan intent to manage wolves similarly
to other big game carnivores, which are bears and mountain lions,
the fee for the wolf tag is set at $9.75 for residents and $150
for nonresidents (excluding vendor fee). Nonresident statutory
fees for these species were higher ($233.50) when the Legislature
approved the State Management Plan in 2002 but were reduced in
2005.

The Department has no historical basis to estimate resident and
nonresident tag sales or the outcome of the auction of up to 10
tags. If wolf tag sales are similar to current bear tag sales,
then there may be approximately 7,800 resident tags sold for
revenue of $76,050 and there may be approximately 1,500
nonresident regular-price tags sold for revenue of $225,000 for
total revenue of $301,050. If sales are more similar to regular-
price mountain lion tags, then the estimated total revenue from
resident sales of 2,300 and nonresident sales of about 300 tags
would be about $67,425. Auction sales may bring in up to
$100,000, assuming 10 tags were auctioned for $10,000 each.


Contact                                                     
Name:  Senator Gary Schroeder       Name:  Rep. Bert Stevenson
Phone: 208-332-1324                 Phone: 208-332-1174
Name:  Sharon Kiefer, IDFG          Name:  Rep. Fred Wood
Phone: 208-334-3791                 Phone: 208-332-1264


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                          S 1086