Idaho · Idaho Statutes — Title 18, Crimes and Punishments

Idaho Code (Crimes) § 18-5807: Leaving carcasses near highways, dwellings and streams, and pollution of water used for domestic purposes

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who knowingly leaves an animal carcass near a dwelling, highway, or stream for over 24 hours without burying it, or buries it within 200 feet of water used for domestic purposes and contaminates it, commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $100.

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