Idaho Code § 50-319
This is the official text of Idaho Code § 50-319, part of Idaho’s Code — part of the compiled statutory law of Idaho, published by the state as "Code." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
50-319 ANIMALS AT LARGE — REGULATION.
Official statutory text
50-319. Animals at large — Regulation. The mayor and council of each city shall have authority: to regulate the running at large of domesticated animals; to cause such as may be running at large to be impounded and sold to discharge the penalties and costs of impounding, keeping and sale; to impose a license tax upon the owners and harborers and enforce the same by appropriate penalties; to authorize the destruction or sale of any domesticated animal, the owner or harborer of which shall neglect or refuse to pay such license tax; to provide for the erection of all needful pens and pounds within or without the city limits; and to appoint and compensate keepers thereof, and to establish and enforce rules governing the same.
History:
[50-319, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 55, p. 1249.]
History:
[50-319, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 55, p. 1249.]
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Idaho?
Find a Idaho lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.