2012 Idaho Statutes
Title 36 - FISH AND GAME
Chapter 1 - FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
Section 36-102 - IDAHO FISH AND GAME COMMISSION.
(b) Membership -- Appointment -- Qualifications. The commission shall consist of seven (7) members, to be appointed by the governor of the state of Idaho, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the governor and who shall be subject to removal by him. The selection and appointment of said members shall be made solely upon consideration of the welfare and best interests of fish and game in the state of Idaho, and no person shall be appointed a member of said commission unless he shall be well informed upon, and interested in, the subject of wildlife conservation and restoration. No member shall hold any other elective or appointive office, state, county or municipal, or any office in any political party organization. Not more than four (4) of the members of said commission shall at any time belong to the same political party. Each of the members of said commission shall be a citizen of the United States, and of the state of Idaho, and a bona fide resident of the region from which he is appointed as hereinafter set forth. Said members so appointed shall act and assume full powers and duties upon appointment, as herein provided, but such appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the senate at its next session.
(c) Creation of Regions. For the purpose of this act, the state of Idaho is divided into seven (7) regions, which shall be named:
Each of the above enumerated regions shall, at all times, be represented by one (1) member of the commission, appointed from said region by the governor.
(e) Oath of Office -- Bond. Each commissioner shall, before entering upon his official duties, take and subscribe to the official oath, in writing, as provided by section 59-401, Idaho Code, to which said official oath there shall be added a declaration as to the name of the political party to which such commissioner belongs, and said commissioner shall be bonded to the state of Idaho in the time, form, and manner prescribed by chapter 8, title 59, Idaho Code.
(f) Compensation and Reimbursement for Expenses. Each member of the commission shall be compensated as provided by section 59-509(h), Idaho Code. All such compensation and expenses shall be paid from the fish and game account.
(g) Quorum. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, for the performance of any duty, or for the exercise of any power.
(h) Office and Supplies. The commission shall have its principal office in Ada county and is authorized to purchase supplies, equipment, printed forms, and notices, and to issue such publications as may be necessary.
History:
[36-102, added 1976, ch. 95, sec. 2, p. 316; am. 1979, ch. 78, sec. 1, p. 193; am. 1980, ch. 247, sec. 29, p. 601; am. 1990, ch. 387, sec. 1, p. 1065; am. 1994, ch. 406, sec. 1, p. 1276; am. 1996, ch. 172, sec. 1, p. 555; am. 1998, ch. 334, sec. 1, p. 1078; am. 2001, ch. 183, sec. 11, p. 619.]
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