2005 Idaho Code - 25-2612 — ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL DISTRICTS

                                  TITLE  25
                                   ANIMALS
                                  CHAPTER 26
                        EXTERMINATION OF WILD ANIMALS
                            AND PESTS IN COUNTIES
    25-2612.  ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL DISTRICTS. (1) There are hereby
established five (5) animal damage control districts in the state of Idaho.
    (a)  Animal damage control district number 1 shall consist of the counties
    of Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis,
    Nez Perce and Shoshone.
    (b)  Animal damage control district number 2 shall consist of the counties
    of Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Valley and
    Washington.
    (c)  Animal damage control district number 3 shall consist of the counties
    of Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka and Twin
    Falls.
    (d)  Animal damage control district number 4 shall consist of the counties
    of Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida and Power.
    (e)  Animal damage control district number 5 shall consist of the counties
    of Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison
    and Teton.
    (2)  A board of directors for each animal damage control district is
hereby created. The board of directors of an animal damage control district
shall consist of one (1) director appointed by the board of county
commissioners from each of the participating counties within the district.
Nomination for directors shall be made to the county commissioners by
livestock and agriculturally oriented groups which have a vested and economic
interest in the animal damage control program, and appointees must have a
substantial vested and economic interest in the livestock or other
agricultural industry. The length of term shall be two (2) years. A director
shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by order of the district
animal damage control board, and shall be entitled to expense reimbursement in
the same manner as a county employee; compensation and expense reimbursement
shall be made from the moneys available to the district animal damage control
board.
    (3)  The board of directors shall meet at least annually. Such meeting
shall be called at the direction of the chairman of the board or by a majority
of the directors in that district. At said annual meeting, the board of
directors shall organize by electing from amongst its members a chairman, a
vice chairman, and such other officers as may be necessary. They shall also
establish operating rules for the board and approve annual work plans for the
animal damage control programs. After the annual meeting, the board of
directors shall meet at such times and places as are required by the board's
rules.
    (4)  The board of directors shall have authority to receive and disperse
funds from any source for the purpose of controlling predatory animal and
other vertebrate pest damage in the district. Any moneys received by the board
shall be maintained on deposit in a bank or trust company designated as a
state depository, and may be dispersed from such account only over the
signature of at least two (2) members of the board.
    (5)  All contracts and agreements between the board of directors and any
agency, unit of government, association, organization or private party shall
be reduced to writing, and shall be maintained as a part of the official
records of the board.