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S1047................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
FURBEARING ANIMALS - Amends existing law to provide civil and criminal
damages upon theft or unlawful destruction of furbearing animals used for
commercial purposes or records pertaining thereto.
01/26 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/27 Rpt prt - to Jud
02/04 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/05 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/08 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Hawkins, Ingram, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Ipsen
Floor Sponsor - Schroeder
Title apvd - to House
02/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
03/12 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/15 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/17 3rd rdg - PASSED - 67-0-3
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal,
Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould,
Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Limbaugh, Linford, Loertscher,
Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer(Duncan), Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali,
Schaefer, Sellman, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Williams, Wood,
Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Kempton, Lake, Zimmermann
Floor Sponsor - Moyle
Title apvd - to Senate - to enrol
03/18 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/19 To Governor
03/23 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 158
Effective: 07/01/99
S1047|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1047 BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO ANIMALS; AMENDING SECTION 25-1910, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE CIVIL 3 AND CRIMINAL DAMAGES UPON THEFT OR UNLAWFUL DESTRUCTION OF FURBEARING 4 ANIMALS USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES OR RECORDS PERTAINING THERETO. 5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 SECTION 1. That Section 25-1910, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 7 amended to read as follows: 8 25-1910. CIVIL DAMAGES AND OTHER PENALTIES UPON THEFT OR 9 UNLAWFUL DESTRUCTION OF FURBEARING ANIMALS RAISED FOR COMMERCIAL PUR- 10 POSES OR LIVESTOCK. (1) In addition to the criminal penal- 11 ties that may be imposed upon a person convicted of theft or unlawful destruc- 12 tion of furbearing animals raised for commercial purposes or 13 livestock, the court shall assess civil damages against the defendant in any 14 amount necessary to fully compensate the owner of the furbearing animals 15 raised for commercial purposes or livestock for his loss, which amount 16 shall be paid to the owner, and any amount necessary to fully compensate any 17 trade association which has paid out rewards which led to the arrest and con- 18 viction of the defendant in the particular case, which amount shall be paid to 19 the trade association. 20 (2) Any person who intentionally and without permission of the 21 owner releases any furbearing animals raised for commercial purposes is guilty 22 of a felony and the court may assess civil damages against the defendant in 23 any amount necessary to compensate the owner of the furbearing animals raised 24 for commercial purposes. Additionally, any person who intentionally destroys 25 or conspires to destroy any paper or electronic record of a furbearing animal 26 raised for commercial purposes shall be guilty of a felony and the court may 27 assess civil damages against the defendant in any amount necessary to compen- 28 sate the owner of the furbearing animals raised for commercial purposes. 29
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS08577
The purpose of this legislation is to amend Section 25-1910, Idaho Code, to provide
civil and criminal damages upon theft or unlawful destruction of furbearing animals
used for commercial purposes or records pertaining thereto.
FISCAL IMPACT
There may an undetermined affect to the General Fund and local budgets should
this bill result in the incarceration of persons performing unlawful acts.
Contact:
Senator Gary J. Schroeder
IDAHO SENATE
208-332-1321
Representative Mike Moyle
IDAHO HOUSE
208-332-1227
Idaho Farm Bureau
P. O. Box 167
Boise,ldaho 83701-0167
PH 208-342-2688
FAX 208-342-8585
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