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ID H0231
Bill
AI Summary
Idaho House Bill 231 Summary
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Prohibits use of aircraft (excluding helicopters) on the same calendar day for both locating big game animals and hunting them from the ground, with exceptions for recognized airports, established landing fields, and emergency/search and rescue operations.
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Clarifies that aircraft restrictions do not limit or prohibit federal or state agencies from controlling wolves or predatory or unprotected wildlife through helicopter or aircraft use when deemed necessary under existing laws or management plans.
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Maintains existing helicopter hunting prohibitions with exceptions for recognized airports, heliports on private land, government-established heliports, and emergency/search and rescue operations.
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Provides that nothing in the chapter limits lawful control of wolves or predatory or unprotected animals through helicopter use by federal or state agencies in accordance with existing laws or management plans.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law relating to hunting to prohibit the use of aircraft to locate any big game animal for the purpose of hunting those animals during the same calendar day those animals were located from the air and to clarify that certain provisions shall not limit or prohibit the lawful control of wolves or predatory or unprotected wildlife through the use of aircraft under certain circumstances.
HUNTING
Last Action
Governor signed Session Law Chapter 281 Effective: 07/01/11
4/11/2011