---
type: "Bill"
title: "DOMESTIC CERVIDAE – Amends existing law to remove the prohibition of holding reindeer for domestic purposes north of the Salmon River."
description: "DOMESTIC CERVIDAE – Amends existing law to remove the prohibition of holding reindeer for domestic purposes north of the Salmon River."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "H 166"
citation: "Idaho H 166 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "FISH AND GAME", "RIVERS", "WILDLIFE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-15"
last_action: "2021-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff4b924b-ca64-4999-a3ea-49ac4e069529"
source_url: "https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0166/"
source_hash: "e7261807d118dccc7b0864e4b1ae59fc1c826adb77fd796c0a2f338112843d7b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 166 (2021) — DOMESTIC CERVIDAE – Amends existing law to remove the prohibition of holding reindeer for domestic purposes north of the Salmon River.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0166.pdf)

## Votes

- Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – — **64–2** (pass) · upper
- Read third time in full – — **31–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-15** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2021-02-16** Reported Printed and Referred to Agricultural Affairs
- **2021-02-25** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-26** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2021-03-01** Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 64-2-4AYES – Adams, Addis, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Davis, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gestrin, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palmer, Rubel, Ruchti, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, von Ehlinger, Weber, Wisniewski, Wood, Yamamoto, Young, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Nash, NecocheaAbsent – Amador, Crane, Gibbs, KerbyFloor Sponsor - DixonTitle apvd - to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2021-03-02** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Agricultural Affairs `introduction`
- **2021-03-18** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2021-04-08** Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-3-1AYES – Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Burgoyne, Burtenshaw, Cook, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Nelson, Patrick, Rabe, Rice, Ricks, Riggs, Souza, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Woodward, ZitoNAYS – Nye, Stennett, WintrowAbsent and Excused – AgenbroadFloor Sponsor - WoodwardTitle apvd - to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-09** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2021-04-09** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-12** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-12** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2021-04-13** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2021-04-14** Delivered to Governor at 10:20 a.m. on April 13, 2021
- **2021-04-19** Reported Signed by Governor on April 16, 2021 Session Law Chapter 245 Effective: 07/01/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff4b924b-ca64-4999-a3ea-49ac4e069529`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).