Title 58 — PUBLIC LANDS

58-1304. Encroachment on navigable lakes — Rules and regulations. The board may adopt, revise and rescind such rules and regulations and issue such general orders as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes and policy of this chapter within the limitations and standards set fo…

58-1305. Noncommercial navigational encroachments — Procedures — Repairs — Forms. (a) Applications for construction or enlargement of navigational encroachments not extending beyond the line of navigability nor intended primarily for commercial or community use shall be processed…

58-1306. Nonnavigational or commercial navigational encroachments — Community navigational encroachments — Navigational encroachments beyond line of navigability — Application — Procedures — Publication of notice — Hearing — Appeals — Reconsideration — Criteria priority. (a) Appl…

58-1307. Fees for specified permits — Costs of publication. Application for a permit for any noncommercial navigational encroachment shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of up to five hundred dollars ($500). Application for a permit for any noncommercial nonnavigational en…

58-1308. Penalty for violation — Injunctive relief. (1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any valid and authorized regulation, rule, permit or order of the board, or, where notified by personal service or certified mail of such violation and thereaf…

58-1309. Restoration — Mitigation of damages. Any person legally found to be wrongfully encroaching on, in or above the beds or waters of a navigable lake shall, in lieu of or in addition to penalties provided herein, be directed by the court to restore the lake to as near its co…

58-1310. Existing rights unaffected. This act shall not operate or be so construed as to impair, diminish, control or divest any existing or vested water rights acquired under the laws of the state of Idaho or the United States, nor to interfere with the diversion of water from l…

58-1311. Disclaimer of state property rights in private lands. While the state asserts the right to regulate and control all encroachments, navigational or nonnavigational, upon, in or above the beds or waters of navigable lakes as provided for in this act, nothing contained in t…

58-1312. Permitting of existing encroachments. (1) Unless otherwise prohibited, every person seeking a permit for a navigational or nonnavigational encroachment constructed prior to January 1, 1975, shall provide the board with substantive documentation of the age of the encroach…

58-1401. Declaration of policy. It is in the interest of all the people of Idaho that the abundant rangeland resources of the counties and the state be properly managed to produce multiple resources and values along with sustained yields of forage and fiber to support the economi…

58-1402. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Rangelands" means land on which the native vegetation is predominately grasses, grass-like plants, forbs, or shrubs, including lands revegetated naturally or artificially when routine management of that vegetation is accomplishe…

58-1403. Rangeland resources commission created — Members. (1) There is hereby created and established in the department of self-governing agencies the Idaho rangeland resources commission, to be composed of five (5) voting members appointed by the governor from a list of names, …

58-1404. Qualifications of the member and composition of the commission. Each member of the commission shall be nominated and appointed because of their knowledge of the state’s rangelands, rangeland management and the livestock grazing industry, or because they possess communica…

58-1405. Compensation of members. Members of the commission may be compensated as provided in section 59-509(b), Idaho Code.

58-1406. Chairman and staff of the commission. The commission shall elect a chairman and may employ clerical or other staff who are not members of the commission.

58-1407. Meetings of the commission. The commission shall meet not less than one (1) time in every three (3) month period and at such times as may be determined by either the chairman or a majority of the commission members. Any meeting may be held at any location within the stat…

58-1408. Duties and powers of the commission. (1) Consistent with the general purposes of this chapter, the commission shall establish the policies to be followed in the accomplishments of such purposes. (2) In the administration of the provisions of this chapter, the commission …

58-1409. Limitations to the powers of the commission. Irrespective of such actions as may be taken by individual members of the commission, the commission itself shall not use any funds or other resources of the commission to influence the outcome of any election for public offic…

58-1410. Commission accepting grants, donations and gifts. The commission may accept grants, donations and gifts of funds from any source for expenditure for any purpose consistent with this chapter which may be specified as a condition of any grant, donation or gift. All funds r…

58-1411. Bonds of agents and employees. Any agent or employee appointed by the commission shall be bonded to the state of Idaho in the time, form, and manner as prescribed in chapter 8, title 59, Idaho Code. The cost of the bond is an administrative expense under this chapter.

58-1412. Appointment of staff, duties, salary. The commission may appoint clerical or other staff, on either a full or part-time basis, who shall devote their time to the administration of the provisions of this chapter. The staff shall be paid reasonable salaries as fixed by the…

58-1413. Establishment of the commission’s office. For the convenience of the majority of those most likely to be affected by the administration of this act, the commission shall establish and maintain an office within the state of Idaho.

58-1414. State not liable for acts or omissions of the commission or of its employees. The state of Idaho is not liable for the acts or omissions of the commission or any member thereof or any officer, agent or employee thereof.

58-1414A. Imposition of fees. (1) There is hereby imposed, as of January 1, of each year, a fee upon owners of dry grazing land within the state of Idaho for the purpose of funding the activities and obligations of the Idaho rangeland resources commission. The fee shall be in the…

58-1415. Deposit and disbursement of funds. (1) Immediately upon receipt, all moneys received by the commission shall be deposited in one (1) or more banks or trust companies approved under chapter 27, title 67, Idaho Code, as state depositories. The commission shall designate su…

58-1416. Dissolution of the commission. (1) Subject to the conditions set forth in this section, the commission may be dissolved upon a majority vote by the commission. No such vote may take place at anytime prior to three (3) years from the date of enactment of this chapter. No …

58-1501. short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Rangeland Improvement Act."

58-1502. definitions. (1) "Cooperative weed management area" means a multi-governmental association cooperating to control noxious weeds in a geographic area that includes some portion of Idaho. (2) "Department" means the Idaho state department of agriculture. (3) "Fees" means th…

58-1503. grazing board central committee — OVERSIGHT. (1) The Idaho state department of agriculture shall carry out the provisions of this chapter. The department is authorized to seek appropriation and to receive contributions, gifts, and grants for the purpose of carrying out t…

58-1504. Rangeland Improvement Account — Administered by department. (1) There is hereby established in the state treasury an account to be known as the rangeland improvement account. (2) The account shall consist of moneys received by the state from sales, leases, fees, grants, …

58-1505. Rangeland Improvement Account distributions. (1) The department shall distribute rangeland improvement account moneys as provided in this section. (a) After the director of the department approves a request from the grazing board central committee, the department shall d…

58-1506. Audit of grazing districts. The legislative services office audits division is authorized to coordinate with the department of the interior in auditing the books of the advisory boards.

58-1507. distribution of undistributed funds. If the United States alters or discontinues funding under the Taylor grazing act, or the operation of advisory boards, leaving funds or other resources undistributed or otherwise without means for continuation, the director of the dep…

58-1508. Promotion of multiple-use management of rangeland resources. (1) The department shall work cooperatively to promote efficient multiple-use management of the rangeland resources of the lands administered by the federal bureau of land management, the United States forest s…