Idaho Admin. Code r. 13.01.16.450

Current through September 2, 2024
Section 13.01.16.450 - LIMITS ON TRAPPING
01.Game Animals. No person may trap for game birds or game animals, except gray wolf.
02.Bait. No person trapping for gray wolf, furbearing animals, or predatory or unprotected wildlife may use for bait or scent:
a. Any part of a game bird, big game animal, upland game animal, game fish, or protected nongame wildlife; EXCEPT:
i. Trappers may use portions of game birds, game animals, and game fish that are not edible portions, as defined by Section 36-1202, Idaho Code, and may use parts of accidentally killed wildlife salvaged in accordance with IDAPA 13.01.10, "Rules Governing the Importation, Possession, Release, Sale or Salvage of Wildlife," Subsections 300.02.c. and 300.02.d., unless such use is prohibited in areas identified by Commission Proclamation, adopted and published in accordance with Section 36-105(3), Idaho Code.
ii. Trappers may place sets near a big game animal that has died naturally and the carcass has not been repositioned for trapping purposes. Natural causes do not include any man-caused mortality.
b. Live animals.
03.Limits on Sets. No person trapping for gray wolf, furbearing animals, or predatory or unprotected wildlife may:
a. Use any set within thirty (30) feet of any visible bait.
b. Use a dirt hole ground set with bait unless the person ensures that the bait remains covered at all times to protect raptors and other meat-eating birds from being caught accidentally.
c. Place any ground sets on, across, or within ten (10) feet of the edge of any maintained unpaved public trail.
d. Place any ground set on, across, or within any public highway as defined in Section 36-202, Idaho Code; except ground sets may be placed underneath bridges and within and at culverts that are part of a public highway right-of-way.
e. Place any ground set incorporating snare, trap, or attached materials within three hundred (300) feet of any designated public campground, trailhead, paved trail, or picnic area; except cage or box live traps may be placed within these areas as allowed by city, county, state, and federal law.
f. Place or set any ground set snare without a break-away device or cable stop incorporated within the loop of the snare.
g. Place any ground set incorporating a foothold trap with an inside jaw spread greater than nine (9) inches.
h. Place or operate, except as a waterset, any body-gripping trap that has a maximum jaw opening, when set, of greater than seven and one-half (7 1/2) inches measured from the inside edges of the body-gripping portions of the jaws, within thirty (30) feet of any bait, lure, or other attractant.
i. Place or operate, except as a waterset, any body-gripping trap that has a maximum jaw opening, when set, greater than six and one half (6 1/2) inches and less than seven and one-half (7 1/2) inches measured from the inside edges of the body-gripping portions of the jaws, unless:
i. The trap is in an enclosure and the trap trigger is recessed seven (7) inches or more from the top and front most portion of the open end of the enclosure;
ii. No bait, lure, or other attractant is placed within thirty (30) feet of the trap; or
iii. The trap is elevated at least three (3) feet above the surface of the ground or snowpack.

Idaho Admin. Code r. 13.01.16.450

Effective March 31, 2022