Idaho Admin. Code r. 13.01.10.251 - CAPTIVE WOLVES

01. License and Tattoos. No person may possess a live wolf or other canine exhibiting primary wolf characteristics without proper identification and a license on an annual calendar year basis from the Department, to be obtained by no later than three days of commencing possession of the animal. Proper identification is a microchip and tattoo inside the flank or ear for any animal six (6) months of age or older. Application for license will be on a form prescribed by the Department, and the applicant will provide written and photographic confirmation of tattooing. (4-6-23)

02. Primary Wolf Characteristics. (4-6-23)

a. Rounded ears smaller in proportion to those of the coyote; (4-6-23)

b. Broad snout with nose pad wider than one (1) inch; (4-6-23)

c. Long legs, approximately twenty-six (26) to thirty-two (32) inches at the shoulder in adult height; (4-6-23)

d. Four and one-half (4.5) to six (6) feet long from tip of nose to tip of tail; (4-6-23)

e. Adult male weighs at least eighty (80) pounds; adult female weighs at least sixty (60) pounds; (4-6-23)

f. Tail carried high or straight out when running; (4-6-23)

g. Long, coarse fur, variable from white to black (generally grayish). (4-6-23)

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Idaho Admin. Code r. 13.01.10.251