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2017 Idaho Statutes
Title 36 - FISH AND GAME
Chapter 16 - RECREATIONAL TRESPASS — LANDHOLDER LIABILITY LIMITED
Section 36-1603 - TRESPASSING ON CULTIVATED LANDS OR IN VIOLATION OF WARNING SIGNS — POSTING OF PUBLIC LANDS.
Universal Citation: ID Code § 36-1603 (2017)
36-1603. Trespassing on cultivated lands or in violation of warning signs — Posting of public lands. (a) No person shall enter the real property of another and shoot any weapon or enter such property for the purposes of hunting, retrieving wildlife, fishing or trapping, without the permission of the owner or person in charge of the property, which property is either cultivated or:
(1) Is posted with "No Trespassing" signs;
(2) Is posted with a minimum of one hundred (100) square inches of fluorescent orange, bright orange, blaze orange, safety orange or any similar high visibility shade of orange colored paint except that when metal fence posts are used, a minimum of eighteen (18) inches of the top of the post must be painted a high visibility shade of orange;
(3) Is posted with other notices of like meaning, spaced at intervals of not less than one (1) sign, paint area or notice per six hundred sixty (660) feet along such real property; provided that where the geographical configuration of the real property is such that entry can reasonably be made only at certain points of access, such property is posted sufficiently for all purposes of this section if said signs, paint or notices are posted at such points of access; or
(4) Is posted with a conspicuous sign where a public road enters the real property, through which or along which road the public has a right-of-way, stating words substantially similar to "PRIVATE PROPERTY, NO TRESPASSING OFF (fill in relevant compass direction(s)) SIDE OF ROAD NEXT (fill in the distance) MILES," and which is posted with a conspicuous sign where the public road exits the real property stating words substantially similar to "LEAVING PRIVATE PROPERTY." The postings shall be placed on the private real property. In lieu of posting the compass direction(s), a map depicting the area of private property may be displayed on the sign;
For the purposes of this section, "cultivated" shall mean soil that is being or has been prepared by loosening or breaking up for the raising of crops, or used for the raising of crops, or artificially irrigated pasturage. No person shall fail to depart immediately from the real property of another after being notified in writing or orally by the owner of the real property or the owner’s authorized agent.
(b) No person shall post, sign, or indicate that any public lands within this state, not held under an exclusive control lease, are privately owned lands.
History:
[36-1603, added 1976, ch. 95, sec. 2, p. 367; am. 1987, ch. 116, sec. 2, p. 230; am. 1992, ch. 283, sec. 2, p. 875; am. 1998, ch. 251, sec. 2, p. 821; am. 2005, ch. 112, sec. 1, p. 363; am. 2013, ch. 150, sec. 2, p. 348; am. 2014, ch. 28, sec. 3, p. 41.]
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