Title 38, FORESTRY, FOREST PRODUCTS AND STUMPAGE DISTRICTS

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 commissio…

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 expe…

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 marke…

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…

38-601. STATEMENT OF POLICY. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state of Idaho in order to protect and preserve forest resources from the ravages of the Tussock moth, pine beetle and other destructive forests insects, pests and disease, to protect the watersheds…

38-602. DETERMINATION OF INFESTED AREAS -- POWER OF DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS -- COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL AND OTHER AGENCIES. Whenever the director of the department of lands determines that there exists the threat of an infestation of Tussock moth, pine beetle, or othe…

38-603. DIRECTOR TO ADOPT PLANS, PROGRAMS AND RULES FOR THE REGULATION, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF FOREST PESTS. The director of the department of lands shall develop plans, programs and rules for the regulation, management and control of forest insects, diseases, or other pests. …

38-604. FUNDING FOR INSECT AND DISEASE PROGRAM. The insect and disease program as described in chapter 6, title 38, Idaho Code, shall be incorporated into the forest protection program and shall be funded by moneys from the general account. Funding for special pest control projec…

38-605. PROJECT COST FOR STATE-OWNED LANDS. The state's share of the costs for special pest control projects for state-owned lands within the project area as described in section 38-602, Idaho code, shall be funded by moneys in the forest pest account, and moneys from the state g…

38-606. FOREST PEST ACCOUNT. There is hereby created in the dedicated fund of the state treasury a forest pest account into which shall be paid all moneys collected or received under any and all provisions of this chapter.

38-607. APPROVAL OF USE OF THE FOREST PEST ACCOUNT. All special pest control projects and expenditure of funds in the forest pest account shall be approved by the state board of land commissioners.

38-608. STATE NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGES. The state of Idaho or the director of the department of lands or his agent shall not be liable for any damage to bees, livestock, or other property or resource injured in the process of treating the infested area under the provisions of secti…

38-701. EXPERIMENT STATION CREATED. There hereby is created and established in the State University of Idaho, School of Forestry, an experiment station to be known as the Forest, Wildlife and Range Experiment Station of the state of Idaho.

38-702. DIRECTOR -- CONTROL -- ASSISTANTS AND EMPLOYEES. The dean of the School of Forestry of the University of Idaho shall be the director of the forest, wildlife and range experiment station of the state of Idaho. The said experiment station shall be under the control of the s…

38-703. DUTIES OF EXPERIMENT STATION. It shall be the duty of the forest, wildlife and range experiment station of the state of Idaho to institute and conduct investigations and research into the forestry, wildlife and range problems of the forest lands of the state; to conduct c…

38-704. FIELD EXPERIMENT SUBSTATIONS -- ACCEPTANCE OF LAND OR OTHER DONATIONS. The forest, wildlife and range experiment station of the state of Idaho is authorized to establish such field experiment substations as in the judgment of the state board of regents may be necessary. T…

38-705. REPORTS TO STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. The state board of regents may require from said experiment station, such regular and special reports to be prepared and submitted as it deems necessary.

38-706. FOREST AND TIMBER GROWING PROBLEMS -- INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH. Within the state of Idaho, the forest, wildlife and range experiment station is authorized to investigate and conduct research into the various problems incident to the production of timber either by natura…

38-707. TIMBER PRODUCTS -- MARKETING PROBLEMS -- INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH. Investigation of and research into the problems connected with the conversion of forests into marketable products and the utilization of wood material to the highest economic advantage together with the …

38-708. SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK FOR SPECIAL PLANTINGS -- INVESTIGATION AND EXPERIMENTATION. The forest, wildlife and range experiment station is authorized to investigate possibilities and experiment with seeds, nursery stock and otherwise, independently and through cooperation w…

38-709. GAME AND OTHER WILDLIFE -- INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH. It shall be within the purpose of the forest, wildlife and range experiment station to investigate and conduct research into the propagation, protection, taking and productive management of game, fish, fur animals, bi…

38-710. FORAGE AND RANGE RESOURCES UPON WILD AND FOREST LANDS -- INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH. For the direct purpose of aiding in the management and perpetuation of forage resources so that such resources shall be of the highest use to the state in its support of agriculture, incl…

38-711. RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -- PUBLISHING OF INFORMATION. It shall be the duty of and within the purpose of the forest, wildlife and range experiment station to make recommendations based upon studies and determinations, to the appropriate administrative ag…

38-712. INFORMATION, CORRESPONDENCE AND DATA -- DUTY TO GUARD. It shall be the duty of all officers and employees of the forest, wildlife and range experiment station, appointed or assigned, to guard carefully all confidential information accumulated in the progress of their work…

38-713. SEPARABILITY. If any provision of sections 38-701--38-713 or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or app…

38-714. CREATION OF FOREST POLICY ANALYSIS GROUP -- POWERS AND DUTIES. (1) There is hereby created within the Idaho forest, wildlife and range experiment station a "forest, range and wildlife policy analysis group." The forest, range and wildlife policy analysis group shall be un…

38-715. RANGELAND CENTER CREATED -- DIRECTOR -- DUTIES -- CONTROL BY STATE BOARD OF REGENTS -- POWERS AND DUTIES OF RANGELAND CENTER -- PARTNER ADVISORY COUNCIL. (1) There is hereby created and established in the university of Idaho, a rangeland center, for the purpose of creatin…

38-716. RANGELAND CENTER ACT. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Rangeland Center Act."

38-801. DEFINITION OF TIMBER. The word "timber" is used in this chapter to designate all logs, boards, planks, lumber, railroad ties, poles, rails, posts, cordwood or beams, and whether in rafts or otherwise, but does not include the sort of wood commonly called driftwood.

38-808. RECORDING LOG BRANDS -- PENALTY. (1) Definitions: (a) "Person" includes the plural and all corporations, foreign and domestic, copartnerships, firms and associations of persons. (b) "Forest products." For the purposes of this section only, "forest products" means all prod…

38-809. PRIZE LOGS -- SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION. All logs or timbers suitable for manufacture into lumber, ties, poles, or other timber products, not bearing a legally recorded mark or marks, which shall be placed aboard a transport vehicle for land transportation or placed afloat o…

38-1101. SALE OF LUMBER OR LUMBER PRODUCTS PRODUCED OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO. It shall be unlawful for any individual or corporation to sell or offer for sale or dispose of, in any manner, any lumber or lumber products which have been imported into the state of Idaho from an…

38-1102. PENALTY. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).

38-1201. LOG SCALING PRACTITIONERS -- LICENSE REQUIREMENT. Every person practicing or offering to practice log scaling as herein defined, shall submit evidence of his qualifications and be licensed as hereinafter provided; and it shall be unlawful for any person to practice or of…

38-1202. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter requires otherwise: (1) Scaler and Professional Scaler. A person who is qualified by reason of his knowledge of the principles of scaling acquired by professional education and/or practical experi…

38-1203. IDAHO BOARD OF SCALING PRACTICES -- MEMBERS -- TERMS. (1) A board to be known as the "Idaho board of scaling practices" is hereby created in the department of lands. It shall consist of the director of the department of lands and six (6) members appointed by the governor…

38-1204. QUALIFICATIONS. Appointive members of the board shall be citizens of the United States and residents of this state, and they shall have been regularly engaged in the timber products industry for at least five (5) years, and at least two (2) of whom shall have had experie…

38-1205. COMPENSATION. Each member of the board shall be compensated as provided in section 59-509(m), Idaho Code.

38-1206. REMOVAL -- VACANCIES. The governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, neglect of duty, or for any other sufficient cause. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the governor as provi…

38-1207. MEETINGS -- OFFICERS -- QUORUM. The board shall hold a meeting within thirty (30) days after its members are first appointed and thereafter shall hold at least two (2) regular meetings each year. The rules may provide for such additional regular meetings and for special …

38-1208. ADOPTION OF RULES AND SEAL -- MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE -- HEARINGS -- PENALTIES FOR CONTEMPT. The board shall have the power to adopt and amend rules and regulations as provided in chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, and such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the c…