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H02742017 Regular Session

Amends and adds to existing law to establish the position of administrator of invasive species policy; to revise the duties of the director of the Idaho Department of Agriculture; to authorize the director to apply for search warrants under certain conditions, to provide that certain check stations may have extended operating hours; to provide penalties for any person failing to stop at a check station; to provide that the director shall pursue federal government partnerships and funding; to provide that the director under certain conditions shall enter into cooperative agreements; and to provide for formal memoranda of agreement with certain entities.

INVASIVE SPECIES -- Amends and adds to existing law to establish the position of administrator of invasive species policy; to revise the duties of the director of the Idaho Department of Agriculture; to authorize the director to apply for search warrants under certain conditions, to provide that certain check stations may have extended operating hours; to provide penalties for any person failing to stop at a check station; to provide that the director shall pursue federal government partnerships and funding; to provide that the director under certain conditions shall enter into cooperative agreements; and to provide for formal memoranda of agreement with certain entities.

IntroducedIn CommitteeFloor VoteEnacted
house Chamber· Mar 14, 2017

House Third Reading

✓ Passed
63 Yea
1 Nay
6 absentPassed by 62 votes
Republican
54 yea/1 nay
Democrat
9 yea/0 nay
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house Chamber· Mar 27, 2017

House Third Reading

✓ Passed
70 Yea
0 Nay
Passed by 70 votes
Republican
59 yea/0 nay
Democrat
11 yea/0 nay
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Returned from Governor vetoed on April 6, 2017

Session
2017
Chamber
house
Status date
Mar 14, 2017

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