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Committee approves Fish and Game rule with carve-outs after tie on substitute motion
Summary
The House Resources & Conservation Committee approved Docket No. 13-0104-2401 with exceptions to Sections 700.02 and 800.02 after a substitute motion failed in a 7–7 roll-call. Members questioned Fish and Game staff about acreage calculations, enforcement of illegal tag sales, and added units in Hell’s Canyon.
The House Resources & Conservation Committee approved Docket No. 13-0104-2401, a Fish and Game rule change, with exceptions to Section 700.02 and Section 800.02 after a substitute motion failed in a tied roll-call vote.
Amber Worthington, Deputy Director of Programs & Policy for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, presented the docket and described the proposed rule changes. "Ms. Worthington presented Docket No. 13-0104-2401," the transcript records, and committee members pressed staff for details about how acreage calculations apply across different parcel sizes and which lands the changes prioritize.
Committee members also raised enforcement questions about the illegal selling of fish and game tags. Deputy Director Jon Rochelle responded to those questions and addressed concerns about additions of two units in Hell's Canyon, saying the department believes "there aren't many sheep in the Hell's Canyon area where the units were added." Rep. Boyle said constituents voiced concern about domestic sheep in the area.
Rep. Boyle moved to approve the docket except for Sections 700.02 and 800.02. Rep. Petzke then offered a substitute motion to approve the entire docket; the substitute was defeated in a roll-call tie of 7 AYE and 7 NAY (Chairman Mendive, Reps. Raybould, Mickelsen, Petzke, Sauter, Galaviz, Church voted AYE; Reps. Shepherd, Boyle, Pickett, Raymond, Tanner (14), Miller, Dygert voted NAY). The original motion subsequently carried by voice vote.
What happens next: the docket is approved with the specified carve-outs (Sections 700.02 and 800.02 excluded); the committee did not record additional formal directions to staff beyond clarification questions during the hearing.
