# Idaho Code § 36-2109: 36-2109 FORM AND TERM OF LICENSE — NOTICE OF DENIAL > Idaho · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2109 ## Section - **Citation:** Idaho Code § 36-2109 - **Heading:** 36-2109 FORM AND TERM OF LICENSE — NOTICE OF DENIAL - **Jurisdiction:** Idaho - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 36 / Chapter 21 / Section 36-2109 ## Text 36-2109. Form and term of license — Notice of denial. (a) Upon concurrence of a majority, the board, in its discretion may issue a license to any applicant who has filed an application in proper form with the board including, but not limited to, payment of the license fee and furnishing of bond. Said license shall be in the form prescribed by the board, shall be valid from the date issued, and shall expire as determined by law or rule; provided, that no outfitter's or guide's license may be sold, assigned or otherwise transferred either by any holder thereof or by the operation of law except as provided in this chapter. The board may prescribe by rule that limitations or qualifications placed upon an outfitter's or guide's license as provided in this chapter shall be indicated on the face of the license or as an attachment to the license which shall be considered a part of the license. (b) An outfitter license granted by the board including any attachment thereto shall specify the activities licensed and the exact territorial limits of the outfitter's area of operation and shall specify the species of game to be hunted. In so approving and/or licensing any outfitter's or guide's activity, the board shall consider the following matters, among others: 1. The length of time in which the applicant has operated in that area; 2. The extent to which the applicant is qualified by reason of experience, equipment or resources to operate in that area; 3. The applicant's previous safety record; 4. The accessibility of the area, the particular terrain and the weather conditions normal to that area during the outfitter's or guide's season; 5. The total amount of outfitter's area requested by any applicant giving due consideration to the effect that such area license grant would have upon the environment, the amount of game that can be harvested, and the number of persons that can be adequately served in the area. (c) The board shall refuse to issue any license to any applicant for an outfitter's or guide's license who the board finds is not a competent person, who has been convicted, found guilty, or received a withheld judgment or a suspended sentence in this state or in any other state of a crime that is deemed relevant in accordance with section 67-9411(1), Idaho Code, who is less than eighteen (18) years of age, or who does not possess a working knowledge of the game and fishing laws of the state of Idaho and the regulations of the United States forest service. The board shall also refuse to issue an outfitter's license to any applicant who the board finds does not have sufficient financial responsibility to conduct adequately the business of an outfitter. The board shall refuse to issue any license to a firm, partnership, corporation or other organization or any combination thereof that fails to have at least one (1) designated agent conducting its outfitting business who meets all of the qualifications and requirements of a licensed outfitter. The board may also refuse to grant an outfitter's or guide's license to any applicant for violation of any of the provisions hereinafter specified in this chapter as grounds for revocation or suspension of an outfitter's or guide's license. If the application is denied, the board shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the reasons for such denial within ten (10) days and if the applicant shall correct, to the satisfaction of the board, such reasons within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice and if, thereafter, a majority of the board concur, the board may issue a license to the applicant. an outfitter's or guide's license. If the application is denied, the board shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the reasons for such denial within ten (10) days and if the applicant shall correct, to the satisfaction of the board, such reasons within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice and if, thereafter, a majority of the board concur, the board may issue a license to the applicant. (d) No license shall be issued by the board until a majority thereof has reported favorably thereon; except, an application for a license identical to a license held during the previous year may be issued on approval by one (1) board member providing there is no adverse information on file regarding the applicant. History: [36-2109, added 1976, ch. 95, sec. 2, p. 392; am. 1977, ch. 162, sec. 3, p. 420; am. 1978, ch. 131, sec. 4, p. 296; am. 1982, ch. 174, sec. 2, p. 459; am. 1988, ch. 269, sec. 8, p. 892; am. 1998, ch. 299, sec. 1, p. 988; am. 2003, ch. 76, sec. 1, p. 249; am. 2010, ch. 39, sec. 1, p. 69; am. 2022, ch. 246, sec. 1, p. 786; am. 2023, ch. 152, sec. 4, p. 411.] ## Nearby sections - [Idaho Code § 36-2101 36-2101 DECLARATION OF POLICY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2101.md) - [Idaho Code § 36-2102 36-2102 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2102.md) - [Idaho Code § 36-2103 36-2103 EXCEPTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2103.md) - [Idaho Code § 36-2104 36-2104 LICENSE A PREREQUISITE FOR OUTFITTING AND GUIDING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2104.md) - [Idaho Code § 36-2105 36-2105 CREATION OF IDAHO OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES LICENSING BOARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2105.md) - [Idaho Code § 36-2106 36-2106 APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS — ORGANIZATION OF BOARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2106.md) - [Idaho Code § 36-2107 36-2107 POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2107.md) - [Idaho Code § 36-2108 36-2108 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE — CONTENTS — FEE — QUALIFICATIONS — TERM — BOND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2108.md) - [Idaho Code § 36-2109 36-2109 FORM AND TERM OF LICENSE — NOTICE OF DENIAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2109.md) - [Idaho Code § 36-2110 36-2110 OPERATIONS OF LICENSEES — ADJUSTMENT OF AREA — RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2110.md) - [Idaho Code § 36-2111 36-2111 DISPOSITION OF FUNDS — CONTINUING APPROPRIATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2111.md) - [Idaho Code § 36-2112 36-2112 LICENSED OUTFITTERS MAY ACT AS GUIDES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2112.md) - [Idaho Code § 36-2113 36-2113 REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE — GROUNDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2113.md) - [Idaho Code § 36-2114 36-2114 REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE — REVIEW OF DENIAL OF LICENSE — PROCEDURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2114.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T36_C21_S36-2109. 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