Title 58 — PUBLIC LANDS

58-401. Preservation of trees on state lands. No trees standing on lands of the state, which lands when cleared of trees will not be suitable for cultivation and raising crops, and no trees needed to conserve the snows, ice or water of any irrigation district, shall be cut from a…

58-402. Disposal of dead and down timber. Dead and down timber on state land and trees and/or brush growing thereon and which are not suitable for sawing, manufacture or processing, and which are not required for water conservation, may be sold and disposed of by the director of …

58-403. Application to purchase timber — Limitations on sale of timber. Any person desiring to purchase timber on any lands owned by the state shall make application in writing to the director of the department of lands; which application shall contain a complete description by l…

58-404. Notice to department of water resources — Objections — Hearing and determination. The director of the department of lands shall, before advertising any timber for sale, notify the director of the department of water resources, that the state board of land commissioners ha…

58-405. Land board to act on application. Upon the expiration of the time for filing protests as provided herein, the director of the department of lands shall refer all papers to the state board of land commissioners. If there be any protests from the director of the department …

58-406. Sale of parcels — Advertisement of sale. (1) Whenever the state board of land commissioners directs a sale of timber, it shall direct such sale in such parcels as it deems for the best interests of the state. (2) All sales of timber on state lands, where sold separate fro…

58-407. Bond of persons cutting timber. (1) The state board of land commissioners shall require of all persons cutting timber upon state lands, a bond in a sufficient amount, with good and approved sureties, for the carrying out in good faith all the laws applicable thereto and a…

58-408. Tree defined. For the purpose of sections 58-401 to 58-410, inclusive, the word "tree" shall be held to mean all vegetable growth of a woody texture of any size whatsoever. No lands contemplated in sections 58-401 to 58-410, inclusive, shall be leased for any purpose what…

58-409. Violation of preceding sections a misdemeanor — Action for damages. Any person violating any of the provisions of sections 58-401 to 58-410, inclusive, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the sum of not less than ten dollar…

58-410. Prosecuting attorneys to prosecute. The prosecuting attorneys of the various counties of the state are hereby directed to prosecute in the name of the state all cases arising under sections 58-401 to 58-410, inclusive.

58-411. Sale of timber. Timber belonging to the state of Idaho may be sold at public auction by the state board of land commissioners, at their option, as follows: ten percent (10%) of the estimated value of the timber, after deducting the development credits attendant to the sal…

58-412. Notice of intent to cut timber — Cutting permits. No timber shall be cut under the above provisions of this act except as follows: thirty (30) days’ written notice shall be given to the state board of land commissioners, by filing such notice with the director, department…

58-413. Time in which to cut timber — Extension of time. The timber cut on lands, where the timber only is purchased, must be cut within the time specified in the contract of sale, but not to exceed fifteen (15) years. The state board of land commissioners shall specify the time …

58-414. Other statutes unaffected. Nothing in sections 58-411 through 58-413, Idaho Code, shall be construed as changing or modifying any other statute relative to the sales of timber, but shall be construed as being in addition thereto, and as authorizing the sale of timber on s…

58-415. Measuring method used in sale of state-owned forest products. For sales of forest products from state lands, the state board of land commissioners shall cause the forest products to be measured, in lieu of selling by lump sum based on a cruise, unless in the discretion of…