1 bill · 2016 Regular Session
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.
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.