38-101 Definitions
38-102 Duties of Director of Department of Lands
38-103 Assistants
38-104 Cooperation With Other Agencies — Restrictions
38-104A Nonprofit Timber Protective Associations — Restrictions On Liability
38-104B Nonprofit Rangeland Fire Protection Associations
38-105 State Forest and Range Lands — Application of Chapters
38-106 Hearing of Aggrieved Landowner
38-107 Uncontrolled Fires a Nuisance — Abatement — Civil Liability
38-108 Protection by Woodworking and Wood Product Plants
38-109 Penalty for Violation — Injunction — Suspension of Restrictions
38-110 Forest Protective Districts — Fire Wardens
38-111 Protection by Owner — Assessments — Budget of Protective Districts
38-112 Charges a Lien — Method of Collection
38-113 Purchaser of Forest Products Responsible for Protection — Liens
38-114 State to Pay Pro Rata for Fire Protection — Deficiency Warrants
38-115 Closed Season for Fires — Permits — Regulations — Extension of Closed Season — Suspension of Permits — Penalty
38-116 Campfires — Acts Prohibited — Penalty
38-117 Throwing Away Lighted Material — Penalty
38-118 Duty of Railroads — Penalties
38-119 Notification of Fires by Railroad Employees — Penalty
38-120 Instruction to Employees of Railroads
38-121 Operation of Engines Without Adequate Protection — Penalty — Injunction
38-122 Protection by Logging Outfits — Fire Suppression Account — Liability for Fire Suppression Costs — Penalty
38-123 Disposal of Slash — Injunction Against Further Cutting — Disposal At Expense of Owner — Lien and Enforcement — Orders
38-124 Precautions in Disposal of Slash — Separate Offenses — Penalty
38-125 Clearing Rights of Way — Precaution in Clearing — Application to Public Work — Penalty — Injunction
38-126 Interference With Protective Agencies — Penalty
38-127 Destruction of Signs and Warnings — Penalties
38-128 Duties of Prosecuting Attorneys and Attorney General
38-129 Forest Protection Fund — Custody, Sources and Appropriation — Disbursement
38-130 Disposition of Fines
38-131 Deficiency Warrants for Excess Costs of Fire Suppression
38-131A Deficiency Warrants for Costs of Fire Suppression On State-Owned Range Lands
38-132 Regulations of the Board — Penalty for Violation
38-133 Officers Charged With Enforcement
38-134 Forest Practices Act Administration — Funding
38-135 Forest Practices Administration Account
38-136 Community Forestry Trust Account
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Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 38 > Chapter 1 - Idaho Forestry Act

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • anyone: shall mean any and all person or persons, corporations, firms, or other entities. See Idaho Code 38-101
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Board: shall mean the state board of land commissioners. See Idaho Code 38-101
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Forest fire: as used in this chapter means any fire burning uncontrolled on any land covered wholly or in part by timber and/or other potential forest products, slash, brush, or other flammable vegetation. See Idaho Code 38-101
  • Forest land: means any land which has upon it sufficient brush or flammable forest growth of any kind or size, living or dead, standing or down, including debris or growth following a fire or removal of forest products, to constitute a fire menace to life (including animal) or property. See Idaho Code 38-101
  • Forest products: shall mean any ties, logs, poles, posts, cordwood, pulpwood or other timber products. See Idaho Code 38-101
  • Improved lot or parcel: means forest land upon which a residential structure exists as determined by the department. See Idaho Code 38-101
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Person: shall mean and include any person or persons, and any corporation, firm or other entity. See Idaho Code 38-101
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, evidences of debt and general intangibles as defined in the uniform commercial code — secured transactions. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Range fire: means any fire burning uncontrolled on any range land. See Idaho Code 38-101
  • Range land: means any land which is not cultivated and which has upon it native grasses or other forage plants making it best suited for grazing of domestic and wild animals and which land is adjacent to or intermingled with forest land. See Idaho Code 38-101
  • Registered mail: includes certified mail. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • slashing: shall mean brush, severed limbs, poles, tops and/or other waste material incident to such cutting or to the clearing of land, which are four (4) inches and under in diameter. See Idaho Code 38-101
  • State: shall mean the state of Idaho. See Idaho Code 38-101
  • State forester: as used in this chapter and wherever else it is used in the Idaho Code, shall mean the director of the department of lands or his duly authorized delegates or employees, including fire wardens and deputy fire wardens. See Idaho Code 38-101
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.