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H0626aa..............................by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
OMNIVORES - CARNIVORES - Amends existing law to describe duties of the
sheriff concerning prevention of unauthorized importation of wild omnivores
or carnivores and the protection of people and private property from wild
omnivores or carnivores.
02/18 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/21 Rpt prt - to Jud
03/10 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/14 Rpt out amen - to engros
03/15 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/20 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 63-1-6
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Cuddy, Denney,
Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley,
Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd,
Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader,
Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman,
Shepherd, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Taylor, Tilman, Trail,
Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Ringo
Absent and excused -- Crow, Deal, Henbest, Ridinger, Smith, Stone
Floor Sponsor - Gould
Title apvd - to Senate
03/21 Senate intro - 1st rdg as amen - to Jud
03/27 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/28 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
04/04 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow,
Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hawkins,
Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Walton, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Davis
Floor Sponsor - King-Barrutia
Title apvd - to House
04/04 To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/05 Pres signed - to Governor
04/14 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 331
Effective: 07/01/00
H0626
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 626, As Amended
BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO DUTIES OF THE SHERIFF; AMENDING SECTION 31-2202, IDAHO CODE, TO
3 DESCRIBE DUTIES OF THE SHERIFF CONCERNING PROTECTION FROM OMNIVORES OR
4 CARNIVORES.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 31-2202, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 31-2202. DUTIES OF SHERIFF. The policy of the state of Idaho is that the
9 primary duty of enforcing all penal provisions and statutes of the state is
10 vested with the sheriff of each county as provided in section 31-2227, Idaho
11 Code. The sheriff shall perform the following:
12 1. Preserve the peace.
13 2. Arrest and take before the nearest magistrate for examination all per-
14 sons who attempt to commit or who have committed a public offense, unless
15 otherwise provided by law.
16 3. Prevent and suppress all affrays, breaches of the peace, riots and
17 insurrections which may come to his knowledge.
18 4. Attend all courts, including magistrate's division of the district
19 court when ordered by a district judge, at their respective terms held within
20 his county, and obey the lawful orders and directions of the courts.
21 5. Command the aid of as many inhabitants of the county as he may think
22 necessary in the execution of these duties.
23 6. Take charge of and keep the county jail and the prisoners therein.
24 7. Indorse upon all process and notices the year, month, day, hour and
25 minute of reception, and issue therefor to the person delivering it, on pay-
26 ment of fees, a certificate showing the names of the parties, title of paper
27 and time of reception.
28 8. Serve all process and notices in the manner prescribed by law.
29 9. Certify under his hand upon process or notices the manner and time of
30 service, or, if he fails to make service, the reasons of his failure, and
31 return the same without delay.
32 10. Perform such other duties as are required of him by law.
33 11. Keep a record of all stolen cars reported within his county, which
34 record shall contain the name of the motor vehicle, the engine number thereof,
35 a complete description of such vehicle and such other information as may aid
36 in the identification of the stolen car. Such record shall be open to public
37 inspection during office hours, and immediately upon receiving a report of a
38 stolen car the sheriff shall prepare and forward a copy thereof to the direc-
39 tor of the department of law enforcement and he shall also notify the director
40 of the department of law enforcement of any and all cars recovered.
41 12. At the specific request of the governor or his designated agent pre-
42 vent the unauthorized importation of wild omnivores or carnivores capable of
43 causing injury to people or their property.
2
1 13. Work in his county with the Idaho state department of law enforcement
2 in the following respects:
3 (a) Require all persons using the highways in the state to do so care-
4 fully, safely and with exercise of care for the persons, property and
5 safety of others;
6 (b) Safeguard and protect the surface and other physical portions of the
7 state highways;
8 (c) Enforce all of the laws of the state enacted for the identification,
9 inspection and transportation of livestock and all laws of the state
10 designed to prevent the theft of livestock;
11 (d) Regulate traffic on all highways and roads in the state; and respond
12 to calls following wrecks and make investigations relative thereto;
13 (e) Use whatever force is necessary to protect the public from wild or
14 domestic omnivores or carnivores in a manner that is consistent with 50
15 C.F.R. section 17.84(i).
16 134. Work in his county with the Idaho transportation department to give
17 examinations for and sell drivers' licenses and identification cards.
18 145. Expeditiously and promptly investigate all cases involving missing
19 children when such cases are reported to him.
AH0626
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
Moved by Gould
Seconded by Pearce
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 626
1 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
2 On page 2 of the printed bill, in line 14, following "carnivores", insert:
3 "in a manner that is consistent with 50 C.F.R. section 17.84(i)".
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 1O11OC1
The purpose of this legislation is to clarify the duties of the county sheriff in
regards to the sheriff acting on the governor's request to prevent the unauthorized
importation of wild omnivores or carnivores. The legislation further clarifies the
sheriffs duties in that he is to use whatever forces is necessary to protect the
public from wild or domestic omnivores or carnivores.
FISCAL IMPACT
No direct fiscal impact. The increase in duties of the sheriff due to this legislation
would be negligible.
Contact: Rep. Celia Gould
332-1127
Stanley T. Boyd, Idaho Cattle Association
344-2271
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE H 626