Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

It shall
be lawful for any person, association or corporation to breed, own or control
domestic cervidae, which are defined as fallow deer (dama dama), elk (cervus
elaphus) or reindeer (rangifer tarandus), but shall not include red deer
(urasian cervidae) or any subspecies or hybrids thereof, and hold such animal
in captivity for breeding or other useful purposes on domestic cervidae farms
or ranches, provided the premises have been registered with the division of
animal industries. Reindeer (rangifer tarandus) shall not be held for domestic
purposes north of the Salmon River. For the purposes of all classification and
administration of the laws of the state of Idaho, and all administrative
orders and rules pertaining thereto, the breeding, raising, producing,
harvesting or marketing of such animals or their products by the producer or
his agent shall be deemed an agricultural pursuit; such animals shall be
deemed livestock and their products shall be deemed agricultural products; the
persons engaged in such agricultural pursuits shall be deemed farmers,
cervidae farmers, cervidae breeders or cervidae ranchers; the premises within
which such pursuit is conducted shall be deemed farms, cervidae farms, or
cervidae ranches.

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