Title 38 — FORESTRY, FOREST PRODUCTS AND STUMPAGE DISTRICTS

38-501. Statement of policy. In more heavily timbered areas of the state, on lands owned by the federal government, state of Idaho, the counties, individuals, and on land in transit to counties through tax delinquency, devastating forest fires annually denude considerable areas o…

38-502. State to control erosion by seeding of grasses. It shall be the duty of the state of Idaho through any legally constituted bureau, division or department thereof having control of any burned over lands, to control erosion thereon, to provide feed and cover for wild life a…

38-503. Federal aid. The state of Idaho is hereby authorized to cooperate with the federal government, or any established agency thereof, in any program for seeding burned over areas which shall be deemed advisable, and any bureau, division or department of the state, and also an…

38-504. County boards to cooperate with other agencies. It shall be the duty of the various boards of county commissioners of counties to direct seeding of burned over areas and to prescribe methods by which such seeding shall be done. In doing so such boards are hereby authorize…

38-505. Creation of burn seeding areas. The boards of county commissioners of the various counties are hereby authorized to create areas that may hereafter be burned over within their respective counties, into "Burn Seeding Areas", and such boards may purchase, or authorize the p…

38-506. Abatement of costs as tax. Whenever the county board has, pursuant to the provisions contained in sections 38-501—38-511, seeded any area, such board shall prorate the costs and assess the same against the land so seeded. Any state agencies, departments or bureaus having …

38-507. County burn seeding supervisor — Appointment — Duties — Compensation and expenses. The boards of county commissioners are hereby authorized to appoint or hire a county burn seeding supervisor whose duties shall be as follows: (1) To advise the board of county commissioner…

38-508. Burn seeding fund — Deficiency warrants. It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of any county in which a burn seeding program is undertaken to establish a fund to be known as the "Burn Seeding Fund" which shall be created out of the county current expen…

38-509. Repayment to the fund — Tax levy — Assessments and payments for seed or services. Repayments to this fund may be made from the proceeds of a tax levy which may be made by the board of county commissioners which shall not exceed two hundredths percent (.02%) of the market …

38-510. Disbursements. Disbursements from this fund shall be made on order of county commissioners for the purpose of purchasing seed and for services rendered in seeding such burned areas, and any other incidental charges that may be necessary for the operation of sections 38-50…

38-511. County commissioners may pay part of cost of seeding. The board of county commissioners may at its option pay not to exceed one-half (1/2) of the cost of seeding land not owned by the county and may pay the entire cost of seeding county-owned land. The commissioners shall…