Title 25 — ANIMALS

25-3501. Administration. The Idaho state department of agriculture, division of animal industries shall be responsible for the administration of the provisions of this chapter as they pertain to production animals and shall inform the public and animal owners concerning their leg…

25-3501A. Enforcement — Enforcement restrictions. (1) Law enforcement agencies and animal care and control agencies that provide law enforcement or animal care and control services to a municipality or county, may enforce the provisions of this chapter in that municipality or cou…

25-3502. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Abandon" means to completely forsake and desert an animal previously under the custody or possession of a person…

25-3503. Poisoning animals. Every person who wilfully administers any poisonous substance to an animal, the property of another, or maliciously places any poisonous substance where it would be found by an animal or where it would attract an animal, with the intent that the same s…

25-3504. Committing cruelty to animals. Every person who is cruel to any animal, or who causes or procures any animal to be cruelly treated, or who, having the charge or custody of any animal either as owner or otherwise, subjects any animal to cruelty shall, upon conviction, be …

25-3504A. torturing companion animals. (1) A person is guilty of the offense of torturing a companion animal if he tortures a companion animal as defined in this chapter. (2) A person convicted of torturing a companion animal shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, if it is the person’…

25-3505. Carrying in a cruel manner — Seizure, expenses, lien. Whoever carries or causes to be carried in or upon any vehicle or otherwise any animal in a cruel manner, or knowingly and willfully authorizes or permits it to be subjected to cruelty of any kind, is guilty of a misd…

25-3506. Exhibition of cockfights. (1) Every person who participates in a public or private display of combat between two (2) or more gamecocks in which the fighting, killing, maiming or injuring of gamecocks is a significant feature is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon con…

25-3507. Exhibition of dogfights. (1) Every person who knowingly owns, possesses, keeps, trains, buys or sells dogs for the purpose of a public or private display of combat between two (2) or more dogs in which the fighting, killing, maiming or injuring of dogs is a significant f…

25-3509. Arrests without warrants. Any sheriff, constable, police or peace officer, qualified under the provisions of law to make arrests may enter any place, building or tenement where there is an exhibition of the fighting of birds or animals or where preparations are being mad…

25-3510. Impounding without food or water. Any person who impounds, or causes to be impounded in any pound, any animal, must supply the same during such confinement with a sufficient quantity of wholesome food and clean water, and in default thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor an…

25-3511. Permitting animals to go without care — Abandoned animals to be humanely destroyed. Every owner, custodian or possessor of any animal, who shall permit the same to be in any building, enclosure, lane, street, square or lot of any city, county or precinct, without proper …

25-3512. Abandonment of animals left with veterinarian. (1) Any animal placed in the custody of a veterinarian licensed under the provisions of chapter 21, title 54, Idaho Code, for treatment, boarding or other care, and which is unclaimed by its owner or the agent of the owner f…

25-3513. Prosecutions. When complaint is made on oath, to any magistrate authorized to issue warrants in criminal cases, that there is probable cause to believe that any provision of law relating to or in any way affecting animals, is being, or is about to be violated in any part…

25-3514. Chapter construed not to interfere with normal or legal practices. No part of this chapter shall be construed as interfering with or allowing interference with: (1) Normal or accepted veterinary practices; (2) The humane slaughter of any animal normally and commonly rais…

25-3514A. Immunity. Any Idaho licensed veterinarian shall be held harmless from either criminal or civil liability for any decisions made or services rendered under the provisions of this chapter. Such a veterinarian is, therefore, protected from a lawsuit for his part in an inve…

25-3515. Chapter construed not to interfere with game laws. No part of this chapter shall be construed as interfering with, negating or preempting any of the laws or rules of the department of fish and game of this state or any law for or against the destruction of certain birds,…

25-3516. High-altitude decompression chamber prohibited. No person, peace officer, officer of a humane society, or officer of a pound, or any public agency shall kill any dog or cat by the use of any high-altitude decompression chamber. Every person who violates the provisions of…

25-3518. Beating and harassing animals. Every person who cruelly whips, beats or otherwise maliciously treats any animal, or maliciously harasses with a dog any cattle, horses, sheep, hogs or other livestock shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished…

25-3519. Authority to enter premises and examine animals. Representatives of the division are authorized and empowered to enter any field, pasture, feedyard, barn, stable, kennel, cage, yard, vehicle, trailer or other premises in this state where animals are kept, during normal o…

25-3520. Authority to promulgate rules. The division shall be authorized and empowered to promulgate and enforce such rules, pursuant to chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, as it deems necessary for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

25-3520A. Penalty for violations — Termination of rights. (1) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, any person convicted of a first violation of a provision of this chapter shall be punished for each offense by a jail sentence of not more than six (6) months or by a fine of…

25-3520B. Seizure — Costs — Forfeiture proceedings — Security deposit or bond — disposition — Procedural guidelines. (1) Any person having authority to enforce this chapter, in accordance with section 25-3501 or 25-3501A, Idaho Code, who has probable cause to believe there has be…

25-3521. Severability. The provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable and if any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of …