TITLE 25

ANIMALS

CHAPTER 35

ANIMAL CARE

25-3513.  Prosecutions. When complaint is made on oath, to any magistrate authorized to issue warrants in criminal cases, that there is probable cause to believe that any provision of law relating to or in any way affecting animals, is being, or is about to be violated in any particular building or place, such magistrate must issue and deliver immediately a warrant directed to any sheriff, police or peace officer, or animal control officer, authorizing him to enter and search such building or place, and to arrest any person there present violating or attempting to violate any law relating thereto, or in any way affecting animals and to bring such person before some court or magistrate of competent jurisdiction, within the city or county within which such offense has been committed or attempted, to be dealt with according to law, and such attempt must be held to be a misdemeanor and persons so convicted shall be punished in accordance with section 25-3520A, Idaho Code.

History:

[(25-3513) R.C., sec. 7153h, as added by 1909, p. 175, sec. 2; reen. C.L., sec. 7153h; C.S., sec. 8550; I.C.A., sec. 17-4211; reen. 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 886; am. 1994, ch. 131, sec. 10, p. 299; am. and redesig. 1994, ch. 346, sec. 13, p. 1095; am. 1996, ch. 229, sec. 10, p. 747.]