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ID H0781

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Idaho Code Section 25-2601 to reorganize and clarify county commissioners' authority to declare and control agricultural pests on public or private lands
  • Restructures pest categories into four distinct subsections: predatory animals affecting poultry/livestock, rodents (mice, gophers, ground squirrels, jackrabbits, rats), insects and invertebrates (crickets, locusts, grasshoppers), and plant disease-causing organisms
  • Expands explicit language to include protection of "poultry or livestock operations" and "the earth" in addition to natural grasses and cultivated crops
  • Adds specific examples of rodents including Norway rats and roof rats not previously enumerated in the statute
  • Declares an emergency with effective date of July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding agricultural pests.

AGRICULTURAL PESTS

Last Action

Reported Printed and Referred to Agricultural Affairs

2/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Agricultural Affairs2/27/2026

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