Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

TRANSPORTATION OF CONIFEROUS TREES -- PROOF OF OWNERSHIP
REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful for any person to transport on the highways of
this state, outside of incorporated cities, more than two (2) coniferous trees
without proof of ownership. Such proof of ownership shall consist of one (1)
or more of the following:
(1) A tag designating the grower or producer, and/or the vendor of the
tree; such tag shall be attached firmly to the branches or trunk of the tree;
(2) A permit issued by the proper state or federal agencies which shall
specify:
(a) The date of its execution;
(b) The name of the permittee;
(c) The location or area where the trees were harvested; and
(d) The amount or number of trees authorized to be cut.
(3) A bill of sale showing title thereto, which shall specify:
(a) The date of its execution;
(b) The name and address of the vendor or donor of the trees;
(c) The name and address of the vendee or donee of the trees;
(d) The number of trees, by species, sold or transferred by the bill of
sale; and
(e) The property from which the trees were taken.
(4) A United States department of agriculture and/or a state of Idaho
marketing service grade inspection tag shall be acceptable as proof of
ownership when such tags specify:
(a) The date of inspection;
(b) The name and address of the grower or producer; and
(c) The species and grade of the trees.
The foregoing provisions do not apply to:
(1) The transportation of trees in the course of transplantation, with
their roots intact.
(2) The transportation of logs, poles, pilings or other forest products
from which substantially all the limbs and branches have been removed.
(3) The transportation of coniferous trees by the owner of the land from
which they were taken or his agent.

Click here to visit the Official Idaho State Statutes