2013 Idaho Statutes
Title 36 - FISH AND GAME
Chapter 13 - ENFORCEMENT AND APPLICATION OF FISH AND GAME LAW
Section 36-1301 - POWER AND DUTY OF OFFICERS -- OFFICIAL BADGE -- WHO MAY WEAR -- ISSUANCE UPON RETIREMENT.
(2) Authority and Limitations as Peace Officers. All conservation officers who receive certification from the Idaho peace officer standards and training advisory council shall have all the authority given by statute to peace officers of the state of Idaho. All other classified employees appointed by the director shall have the power of peace officers limited to:
(3) Additional Authority and Duties. Said officers and employees shall have additional peace officer power, but not constituting an obligation beyond their regular course of duty, relative to:
(4) Official Badge -- Who May Wear. No person who is not at the time a classified employee or conservation officer, duly authorized and commissioned by the director, shall wear or exhibit in public an official badge of the department of fish and game of the state of Idaho.
(5) Issuance Upon Retirement. The director may award to a conservation officer, upon retirement, that officer's badge, duty weapon and handcuffs, providing that a committee of three (3) of the conservation officer's peers certifies to the director that the retiring officer has served meritoriously for a minimum of fifteen (15) years and should therefore be so honored.
History:
[36-1301, added 1976, ch. 95, sec. 2, p. 359; am. 1979, ch. 134, sec. 1, p. 429; am. 1980, ch. 331, sec. 1, p. 854; am. 1988, ch. 265, sec. 567, p. 866; am. 1992, ch. 81, sec. 32, p. 245; am. 1998, ch. 170, sec. 10, p. 584; am. 2005, ch. 33, sec. 1, p. 147.]
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