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POSSESSION -- TRANSPORTATION -- SHIPMENT OF WILDLIFE --
RESTRICTIONS -- EXCEPTIONS. No person shall possess, transport or ship in any
manner, or accept for transportation or shipment any wildlife except as
hereinafter provided.
(a) Possession and Transportation.
1. The possession and transportation of any legally taken wildlife shall
be lawful when the same is in the possession of or is being transported by
the taker of said wildlife and is accompanied by the appropriate licenses,
tags, and/or permits attached and/or validated in the manner prescribed by
the provisions of sections 36-409(d) and 36-410(a), Idaho Code.
2. Possession or transportation of any legally taken wildlife by any
person other than the taker shall be lawful when such wildlife is
accompanied by a written statement prepared and signed by the taker
showing the number, kind, and date taken and the name, address and license
number of the taker and other such information as may be specified by the
commission. In addition to such statements said wildlife shall be
accompanied by the appropriate validated tag therefor and/or such permits
as may be required under the provisions of this title except, for
anadromous fish, the permit need not accompany the fish so long as the
permit number is written on the proxy statement. Provided, however, that
no person may lawfully claim, be granted or assume ownership of more game
animals, game birds, or game fish taken within the state than allowed by
possession limits established by the commission.
3. It shall be lawful for a person to ship or a common carrier to accept
for shipment any legally taken wildlife provided that all packages
containing such wildlife shall be plainly labeled designating numbers, sex
and species of wildlife contained therein and the name and address of the
consignor and consignee.
4. No person shall give another person wildlife to possess or transport
unless they also give the transporter a proxy statement as provided in
subsection 2. of this section.
(b) Unlawful Possession. No person shall have in his possession any
wildlife or parts thereof protected by the provisions of this title and the
taking or killing of which is unlawful.

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