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Committee approves Fish and Game rule rewrite adding camping, leash definitions and prohibiting exploding targets
Summary
The committee approved Docket 13-0103-2501, a Zero-Based Regulation rewrite for Idaho Department of Fish and Game lands that adds definitions for camping and leash, clarifies camping limits, and adds prohibitions (exploding targets, airsoft guns) to prevent fires and litter.
Deputy Director Amber Worthington presented Docket No. 13-0103-2501 on March 2, explaining the Zero-Based Regulation process and negotiated rulemaking used to update public-use rules for lands owned or managed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG). Key changes add a definition for camping and a definition for leash (addressing electronic collars), clarify camping flexibility and stay limits, and add prohibitions on exploding targets and airsoft guns to reduce fire risk and litter.
Worthington said the rewrite was primarily cleanup and clarifying language to improve enforceability. The committee approved the docket by voice vote. The changes include Section 010.02 (definition of camping), Section 010.06 (definition of leash), Section 100.01 modifications for camping limits, Section 100.01.g prohibiting exploding targets, and Section 100.01.o prohibiting airsoft guns. The rule is intended to make enforcement clearer for staff and the public.
