2020 Idaho Code
Title 22 - AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE
Chapter 19 - THE IDAHO INVASIVE SPECIES ACT OF 2008
Section 22-1910A - LAW ENFORCEMENT.
22-1910A. LAW ENFORCEMENT. (1) It shall be the duty of all peace officers within the state of Idaho, as defined by section 19-5101(d), Idaho Code, to enforce the provisions of this chapter by making a complaint or citation as described in section 19-3901, Idaho Code.
(2) Peace officers within the state of Idaho, upon reasonable suspicion that a conveyance is infested with quagga mussels or zebra mussels, may require a driver of a vehicle to stop and submit to an inspection of the exterior of any conveyance(s) in plain view.
(3) If the peace officer has probable cause to believe that the conveyance(s) are contaminated with quagga mussels or zebra mussels, or when a conveyance is found to be contaminated or otherwise carrying quagga mussels or zebra mussels, the peace officer shall detain the vehicle and conveyance(s) and immediately summon a tow truck to transport the conveyance(s) to the nearest available impound yard.
(4) Upon impoundment, the director shall issue a hold order as provided in this chapter specifying the conditions for release.
History:
[22-1910A, added 2010, ch. 342, sec. 4, p. 899.]
