25-3701. DOMESTIC CERVIDAE FARMING DEEMED AGRICULTURAL PURSUIT. It shall be lawful for any person, association or corporation to breed, own or control domestic cervidae, which are defined as fallow deer (dama dama), elk (cervus elaphus) or reindeer (rangifer tarandus), but shall not include red deer (urasian cervidae) or any subspecies or hybrids thereof, and hold […]
25-3702. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS FROM FISH AND GAME COMMISSION TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. All the functions of the fish and game commission and the department of fish and game, which affect the breeding, raising, producing, marketing, or any other phase of the production or distribution, of domestic cervidae, or the products thereof, are hereby transferred […]
25-3703. APPLICATION OF LAWS RELATING TO LIVESTOCK AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS. All of the provisions of chapters 2, 3, 4 and 6, title 25, Idaho Code, applicable to livestock and domestic animals, except those provisions which by their terms are restricted to swine, bovine animals, dairy or breeding cattle, or range cattle, or other particular kind […]
25-3703A. OFFICIAL PERMANENT IDENTIFICATION. All domestic cervidae located in Idaho shall be identified with two (2) types of official permanent identification. At least one (1) of the official permanent identifications shall be visible from a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) feet. History: [25-3703A, added 2004, ch. 182, sec. 3, p. 570.]
25-3704. RULES FOR REGISTERING PREMISES AND DISEASE PREVENTION. The administrator of the division of animal industries is hereby authorized and empowered to make, promulgate, and enforce general and reasonable rules not inconsistent with law, for the registration of domestic cervidae farm or ranch premises, and for the prevention of the introduction or dissemination of diseases […]
25-3704A. DOMESTIC CERVIDAE RANCH SURVEILLANCE. All brain tissue samples from no less than ten percent (10%) of all domestic cervidae sixteen (16) months of age or older that die or are harvested on domestic cervidae farms or ranches shall be submitted by the owner or operator of the domestic cervidae farm or ranch to official […]
25-3705. INSPECTION OF CERVIDAE FARMS — RANCHES. The division of animal industries and any of its officers shall have the right, at any reasonable time, to inspect any domestic cervidae farm or ranch, and may go upon such farms or ranches or any part thereof where such animals are contained to inspect and examine the […]
25-3705A. ESCAPE OF DOMESTIC CERVIDAE. (1) It is the duty of the owners and operators of domestic cervidae farms or ranches to: (a) Take all reasonable actions to prevent the escape of domestic cervidae located on such farms or ranches; (b) Ensure that perimeter fences and gates are built and maintained in a manner that […]
25-3705B. WILD UNGULATES. The Idaho department of fish and game shall cooperate with the division of animal industries and the owner or operator of any domestic cervidae farm or ranch, where any wild ungulates are found within the perimeter fences of the domestic cervidae farm or ranch, in the development of a site specific written […]
25-3706. VIOLATIONS — CIVIL — CRIMINAL — PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. (1) Failure to comply with provisions applicable to domestic cervidae as set forth in chapters 2, 3, 4 and 6 of title 25, Idaho Code, the provisions of this chapter, or rules promulgated thereunder, shall constitute a violation. Civil penalties may be assessed against a […]
25-3707. PROPERTY RIGHTS IN DOMESTIC CERVIDAE. Domestic cervidae shall be, together with their offspring and increases the subject of ownership, lien and absolute property rights, (the same as purely domestic animals) in whatever situation, location, or condition such animals may thereafter become, or be, and regardless of their remaining in, or escaping from such restraint […]
25-3708. FEES. (1) There is hereby imposed, on domestic cervidae, a fee, as determined by the director, not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) per head per year and shall be due on January 1 of each year. Such fee shall apply to all domestic cervidae present at the farm or ranch as of December 31. […]
25-3709. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of application of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to […]
