Committee for Rational Predator Management v. Department of Agriculture

This is an appeal from a district court order dismissing appellants’ complaint for writs of prohibition and mandate challenging the temporary Rules for Airborne Control of Unprotected or Predatory Animals, IDAPA 02.01.03. The district court dismissed appellants’ complaint for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. We dismiss the action as moot.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Appellant Committee for Rational Predator Management (CRPM) is an unincorporated association of residents of the state of Idaho who are interested in promoting nonlethal management of predatory animals. Appellants…