Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

INFESTATIONS -- PEST CONTROL COSTS -- DEFICIENCY WARRANTS --
COOPERATION WITH OTHER LANDOWNERS. Whenever the director determines that there
exists the threat of an infestation of grasshoppers, crickets or other plant
pests on state-owned land, private, range or agricultural land, and that the
infestation is of such a character as to be a menace to state, private, range
or agricultural land, the director may declare the existence of an
infestation. Thereupon, the director shall have the power to go upon the
state-owned land, private, range or agricultural land within the infested
area, and shall cause the pest infestation to be controlled, using such funds
as have been appropriated or may hereafter be made available for such
purposes. Provided however, that whenever the cost of control of grasshoppers,
crickets or other plant pests on state-owned land, private, range or
agricultural land exceeds the funds appropriated or otherwise available for
that purpose, the state board of examiners may authorize the issuance of
deficiency warrants against the general fund account for up to five hundred
thousand dollars ($500,000) in any one (1) year for such survey, detection and
control. The director in executing the provisions of this chapter insofar as
it relates to state-owned land, private, range or agricultural land, shall
have the authority to cooperate with federal, state, county, municipal and
private landowners in pest control projects; provided, that the state funds
shall only be used to pay the state's pro rata share based on acreage of
state-owned land, private, range or agricultural land treated. Such moneys as
the state shall thus become liable for shall be paid out of appropriations
which shall be made by the legislature for that purpose.

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