Title 25 — ANIMALS

25-212. Reportable diseases which constitute an emergency — Rules — Duty of veterinarians and owners of livestock and other animals — Indemnity. The director is authorized to declare any disease, parasite or agent which: (1) has been identified by the United States department of …

25-212A. Deficiency warrants for disease control. Whenever the director declares an emergency, as provided in section 25-212, Idaho Code, the director shall cause the disease to be controlled and eradicated, using such funds as have been appropriated or may hereafter be made avai…

25-213. Sale of animals affected with communicable diseases. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, agent, or employee thereof, knowingly to sell, offer to sell, or in any manner to part with to another, any animal affected or infected with any contagious or co…

25-214. Unlawful to bring infected animals into state. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation or its agents or employees to bring or cause to be brought in any manner whatsoever into this state any animal affected or infected with any contagious, infectious or c…

25-214A. Stopping and inspection. All motor vehicles and trailers transporting livestock into the state of Idaho are hereby required to stop at Idaho ports of entry or checking stations established by the Idaho transportation department, and which are located on the highway upon …

25-215. Tubercular animals. The division or the inspectors of the United States department of agriculture, animal and plant health inspection service, veterinary services shall be authorized and empowered to test (in the manner prescribed) with tuberculin or any other approved tu…

25-216. Appraisal and compensation. If in the opinion of the state department of agriculture or other qualified veterinarian working under its direction or under the direction of the secretary of agriculture of the United States, it shall be deemed necessary to destroy animals af…

25-217. Tuberculosis eradication — Cooperation with federal department. The state of Idaho, through its department of agriculture, is authorized to cooperate with the United States department of agriculture in the tuberculosis eradication from all animals, except sheep, on cooper…

25-218. Diseased animals — Temporary quarantine — Notice. The representatives of the department of agriculture or division of animal industries of the state of Idaho, or any inspector or agent of the United States department of agriculture, animal and plant health inspection serv…

25-219. Punishment for violation of rules and regulations. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the rules and regulations made and in force and effect by the department of agriculture or division of animal industries of the sta…

25-221. Importation of livestock and other animals. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation or its agents or employees to bring or cause to be brought in any manner whatsoever into this state livestock or other animals unless they are accompanied by a certificate…

25-221A. Diversion of livestock and other animals. It shall be unlawful to divert livestock or other animals from destinations consigned on a certificate of veterinary inspection, other approved certificate or permit without notifying the division within seventy-two (72) hours fo…

25-222. Consent of division required for individual tests — Indemnity to owners for destroyed animals. It shall be unlawful for any person, except the representatives of the division, or the inspectors of the United States department of agriculture, to inject any tuberculin into …

25-223. Swine — Protective rules and regulations. The division shall be authorized and empowered to make and enforce such rules and regulations as shall be deemed necessary in order to cooperate with the United States department of agriculture/animal and plant health inspection s…

25-224. Swine — Inspection, testing and treatment. The representatives of the division or the inspectors or agents of the United States department of agriculture/animal and plant health inspection service/veterinary services shall be authorized and empowered to enter any premises…

25-225. Swine — Quarantine. The representatives of the division or the inspectors or agents of the United States department of agriculture/animal and plant health inspection service/veterinary services shall be authorized and empowered to place under quarantine any swine affected…

25-225A. Swine — Pseudorabies — Herd depopulation. In order to prevent the introduction or dissemination of pseudorabies into or among the swine population of Idaho, the division of animal industries is granted authority to condemn pseudorabies infected herds and to require the d…

25-226. Swine — Treatment by federal and state agents. The representatives of the division or the inspectors or agents of the United States bureau of animal industry shall be authorized and empowered to treat any swine affected or infected with or exposed to hog cholera or any ot…

25-227. Swine — Disposal of diseased carcasses. Any person, firm or corporation owning or having charge of any swine which have died of hog cholera, pseudorabies, or other contagious, infectious or communicable disease, shall within twenty-four (24) hours from the death of such a…

25-228. Swine — Disinfection of pens and other premises. The representatives of the division or the inspectors or agents of the United States department of agriculture/animal and plant health inspection service/veterinary services shall be authorized and empowered to clean and di…

25-230. Penalty for violation of regulations. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100, nor more than $5000 for each offense.

25-231. Separability. If any part or section of this chapter be decided by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole, or any part thereof which can be given effect without the part so decided to be unconstitutio…

25-232. Disease and animal damage control tax levy and fees on cattle, horses, and mules. (a) There is hereby imposed upon cattle, horses, and mules in the state of Idaho a fee of twenty-two cents (22¢) per head. Said fee shall be collected at the time of every brand inspection w…

25-233. Livestock disease control and T.B. indemnity fund. All moneys derived from this act shall be deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the livestock disease control and T.B. indemnity fund, and shall be used for the purpose of payment of deputy veterinarians’ sa…

25-234. Feeding garbage to swine. It shall be unlawful for any person to feed garbage to swine, or to deposit or receive such garbage on any premises where swine are kept, and no swine having fed on such garbage may be sold or removed from the premises. Garbage as used in this se…

25-235. Enforcement. The department of agriculture, division of animal industries of the state of Idaho, is hereby charged with the enforcement of this act, and is empowered, in conformity with the provisions of the administrative procedures act, to promulgate and adopt such reas…

25-236. Possession, sale, trade, barter, exchange and importation of animals. (1) No person shall possess, offer for sale, trade, barter, exchange or importation into the state of Idaho any fox, skunk or raccoon, except as provided in subsection (2) or (3) of this section. (2) Fu…

25-237. Disposal of dead animal bodies, carcasses and body parts. (1) The administrator of the division is authorized to regulate the disposal of dead animal bodies, carcasses and body parts, and similar activities to protect public health, animals and the environment. The admini…

25-238. Civil penalties. (1) Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this chapter or rules promulgated under this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty by the department or its agent of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each offense. Persons, …

25-239. definitions. When used in this chapter or in rules promulgated under this chapter: (1) "Administrator" means the administrator of the division of animal industries, Idaho state department of agriculture, or his designee. (2) "Approved feedlot" means a livestock feedlot, i…

25-240. Livestock removal requirements. Livestock removal requirements shall apply as follows: (1) For approved feedlots, all animals must go to slaughter except under conditions specified in rule by the department. (2) For approved trader lots, brucellosis test-eligible cattle t…

25-301. Petition of owners in area — Testing of cattle and other animals. Whenever petitions signed by sixty percent (60%) or more of the cattle, other bovidae, captive cervidae, captive antilocapridae and camelidae owners, as designated by the last assessment rolls of the severa…

25-302. Appropriation of moneys. The county commissioners of such county, counties, or areas, shall appropriate as much money as they deem necessary for the control and eradication of any infectious, contagious or communicable disease of livestock or other animals or the carrier …

25-303. Designation of free areas. When all cattle, other bovidae, captive cervidae, captive antilocapridae or camelidae in such county, counties, areas, or the entire state have been tested and the records of such test show the disease has been eradicated to a minimum of percent…

25-304. Bringing cattle or other animals into free area. No cattle, other bovidae, captive cervidae, captive antilocapridae or camelidae shall be brought into any tuberculosis free county, counties, or areas, after the tuberculosis test provided for herein shall have been complet…

25-305. Rules and regulations. The state department of agriculture is hereby empowered and the division of animal industries shall be authorized to make, promulgate and enforce general and reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with law for the enforcement of the provi…

25-306. Violation of rules and regulations. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act or any rules and regulations made under and pursuant to the terms of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine …

25-307. Quarantine when owner refuses to permit test. The director of the department or administrator of the Idaho division of animal industries, or any deputy of such division, shall have the power to place any cattle, other bovidae, captive cervidae, captive antilocapridae or c…

25-308. Violation of quarantine. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provisions of such quarantine shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), nor more than five thousand dollars …

25-401. Performance of chapter. The department of agriculture of the state of Idaho, through the division of animal industries, is hereby empowered to carry out all the provisions of this act.

25-402. Compensation for destroyed cattle or other animals. When cattle, other bovidae, captive cervidae, captive antilocapridae, or camelidae are destroyed on account of tuberculosis as herein provided, compensation may be paid to the owner of such animals as provided by law; an…

25-403. Exceptions. No payments shall be made for any cattle, other bovidae, captive cervidae, captive antilocapridae, or camelidae destroyed in the following cases: a. If the owner does not disinfect the premises, etc., as directed by the state division or federal bureaus. b. Fo…

25-601. Duties of department of agriculture. The department of agriculture (hereinafter referred to as department) is hereby authorized to cooperate with veterinary services of the United States department of agriculture (hereinafter referred to as veterinary services), for the p…

25-602. Duties of county commissioners. The department is hereby authorized to cooperate with veterinary services and with the boards of county commissioners of this state (hereinafter referred to as commissioners), and it is hereby made the duty of the commissioners to cooperate…

25-603. Brucellosis eradication area. The state of Idaho and its counties are engaged in the eradication of brucellosis from the cattle and other animals within this state and the movement of cattle and other animals is prohibited except in conformity with the rules and regulatio…

25-604. Extent of eradication area — Supervision and quarantine of premises. The area designated for the control of brucellosis may consist of the entire state, a portion of the state, entire county or part of the county, but if less than the entire county the boundary of the are…

25-605. Brucellosis tests. The entire state of Idaho is in the process of eradicating brucellosis in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and it shall be the duty of each owner of cattle or other animals to allow the brucellosis test to be made upon any and all cattle o…

25-606. Sale of reactors for slaughter — Payments to owners. The owner of cattle or other animals which have shown a positive reaction to the brucellosis test shall sell such reactors under the direction of the department at a public auction market for immediate slaughter at a pu…

25-607. Disposal of positive reactors restricted. It shall be unlawful for any positive reactor to the brucellosis test, in said cooperative eradication work, to be slaughtered or to be otherwise disposed of except under the direction of the department, and any person who kills o…

25-608. Identification of tested animals. It shall be the duty of all veterinarians in the state of Idaho, at the time of taking a blood sample from any animal for the purpose of having such blood sample tested for brucellosis, to record the number of the official eartag or other…