Idaho Code § 36-412
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36-412 EDUCATION PROGRAMS — INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS — FEE.
Official statutory text
36-412. Education programs — Instructor qualifications — Fee. (a) The fish and game commission shall prescribe and administer education programs in hunting, trapping, and archery. The commission may enter into agreements with public or private agencies and individuals in carrying out the provisions of this subsection. Such programs shall provide instruction on:
1. The safe handling of lawful hunting and trapping equipment;
2. Weapon safety;
3. Wildlife and natural resource conservation and laws;
4. Good conduct and respect for the rights and property of others, including laws prohibiting trespass and tampering with real and personal property;
5. Species identification and non-target species avoidance;
6. Ethical practices;
7. First aid; and
8. Survival in the outdoors.
(b) The department of fish and game shall recruit competent volunteer instructors. The department shall provide training for the instructors in the safe handling of legal hunting and trapping equipment, conservation of wildlife and natural resources, good conduct and respect for the rights and property of others, outdoor survival, and other appropriate subjects for training instructors. Instructors shall be issued certificates and shall on a voluntary basis give instruction in education programs as established by the department of fish and game to all eligible applicants.
(c) The commission shall establish fees for each program not to exceed eight dollars ($8.00) for persons who are age seventeen (17) years and under and not to exceed eight dollars ($8.00) for persons age eighteen (18) years and older, to be assessed each individual obtaining instruction in hunter education or trapping education for reimbursement for furnished materials. All students successfully completing the course of instruction shall be issued a certificate of completion.
History:
[36-412, added 1979, ch. 305, sec. 2, p. 828; am. 1991, ch. 5, sec. 2, p. 17; am. 1993, ch. 414, sec. 2, p. 1525; am. 1998, ch. 180, sec. 1, p. 666; am. 2002, ch. 234, sec. 7, p. 693; am. 2016, ch. 203, sec. 1, p. 573; am. 2025, ch. 50, sec. 2, p. 256.]
1. The safe handling of lawful hunting and trapping equipment;
2. Weapon safety;
3. Wildlife and natural resource conservation and laws;
4. Good conduct and respect for the rights and property of others, including laws prohibiting trespass and tampering with real and personal property;
5. Species identification and non-target species avoidance;
6. Ethical practices;
7. First aid; and
8. Survival in the outdoors.
(b) The department of fish and game shall recruit competent volunteer instructors. The department shall provide training for the instructors in the safe handling of legal hunting and trapping equipment, conservation of wildlife and natural resources, good conduct and respect for the rights and property of others, outdoor survival, and other appropriate subjects for training instructors. Instructors shall be issued certificates and shall on a voluntary basis give instruction in education programs as established by the department of fish and game to all eligible applicants.
(c) The commission shall establish fees for each program not to exceed eight dollars ($8.00) for persons who are age seventeen (17) years and under and not to exceed eight dollars ($8.00) for persons age eighteen (18) years and older, to be assessed each individual obtaining instruction in hunter education or trapping education for reimbursement for furnished materials. All students successfully completing the course of instruction shall be issued a certificate of completion.
History:
[36-412, added 1979, ch. 305, sec. 2, p. 828; am. 1991, ch. 5, sec. 2, p. 17; am. 1993, ch. 414, sec. 2, p. 1525; am. 1998, ch. 180, sec. 1, p. 666; am. 2002, ch. 234, sec. 7, p. 693; am. 2016, ch. 203, sec. 1, p. 573; am. 2025, ch. 50, sec. 2, p. 256.]
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