Amends existing law to clarify that peace officers may issue a citation for certain persons and to provide that peace officers shall accompany a vehicle to an inspection station in certain instances; and to revise penalties.
INVASIVE SPECIES - Amends existing law to clarify that peace officers may issue a citation for certain persons and to provide that peace officers shall accompany a vehicle to an inspection station in certain instances; and to revise penalties.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation clarifies the role of law enforcement in issuing complaints or citations relating to invasivespecies. ItamendsIdahoCode§22-1910Atostrengthenthelanguage. Peaceofficersmay make a complaint or citation as described in Idaho Code § 19-3901; this legislation changes the penalty from a misdemeanor to an infraction. Peace officers shall require drivers, upon reasonable suspicion, to stop and be inspected for infestations of quagga or zebra mussels.
LATEST ACTION
Reported out of Committee and referred to: Agricultural Affairs