House Bill 604 Summary

• Amends Idaho Code Section 50-222 to add a requirement that agricultural land of 5 acres or greater, actively devoted to agriculture as defined in Section 63-604(1), must have express written permission from the owner before annexation, regardless of whether it is surrounded or bounded by city lands.

• Applies the agricultural land protection requirement to Category B annexations, which include lands with fewer than 100 separate ownerships or lands where more than 50% of landowners have consented to annexation.

• Establishes that the agricultural protection requirement applies in addition to other existing standards and does not exempt such lands from other annexation procedures or conditions.

• Makes technical corrections to Idaho Code Section 50-222 regarding language references and formatting related to annexation procedures and consent requirements.