US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

                                   TITLE 36
                                FISH AND GAME
                                  CHAPTER 7
                               CAPTIVE WILDLIFE
    36-715.  WOLVES -- TRANSITION -- AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF
SPECIES CONSERVATION -- FISH AND GAME COMMISSION -- DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND
GAME. (1) During the transition from federal management of wolves to state
management, the governor's office of species conservation shall be the lead
agency and direct implementation of wolf management policy. The department of
fish and game may assist the office of species conservation in efforts to
expedite an orderly transition to state management of wolves pursuant to the
provisions of the Idaho wolf conservation and management plan. This transition
shall be implemented through new or existing cooperative agreements with any
agency, department or entity of the United States government or any state
agencies as authorized by the Idaho wolf conservation and management plan.
    (2)  The office of species conservation, and the commission through the
department, are authorized to participate in activities regarding nuisance
wolves, and are allowed to meet and confer with state, local and federal
agencies, departments or entities or federally recognized Indian tribes to
discuss monitoring wolf recovery programs. Additionally, the office of species
conservation, and the commission through the department, may cooperate with
the legislature, counties, federal agencies, departments, such as the United
States department of agriculture wildlife services, entities or federally
recognized Indian tribes regarding damage complaints, depredation, effects on
ungulate populations, and other conflicts regarding wolves in this state.
    (3)  The office of species conservation, in conjunction with the
department, shall prepare and submit an annual report to the senate resources
and environment committee and the house resources and conservation committee
on the implementation and progress of the Idaho wolf conservation and
management plan. Such report shall document gray wolf effects upon wildlife,
depredation on domestic livestock, and any other subject matter as deemed
appropriate and requested in writing by the chairman of the senate resources
and environment committee or the chairman of the house resources and
conservation committee, or any member of the legislature.
    (4)  The office of species conservation, in conjunction with the
department, is authorized to develop and coordinate wolf management plans with
state agency officials of the states of Wyoming and Montana.
    (5)  In implementing the wolf conservation and management plan, the office
of species conservation, and the commission through the department, shall
consult with local units of government with respect to, and take into
consideration, local economies, custom, culture, and private property rights.
The office of species conservation and the department may consult with federal
entities and shall coordinate with state and local government entities in the
implementation of the plan.
    (6)  The department of fish and game, under the direction of the
commission, is authorized to participate in the development of wolf delisting
procedures and interim management activities including, but not limited to,
studies relating to the management of game herds impacted by wolves.