Idaho § 47-1501 - Purpose of chapter
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 47-1501 — Purpose of chapter, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-1501. Purpose of chapter
It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare through measures to reclaim the surface of all the lands within the state disturbed by exploration and surface and underground mining operations and measures to assure the proper closure of cyanidation facilities and thereby conserve natural resources, aid in the protection of wildlife, domestic animals, and aquatic resources, and reduce soil erosion.
[47-1501, added 1971, ch. 206, sec. 1, p. 898; am. 1973, ch. 180, sec. 1, p. 415; am. 2005, ch. 167, sec. 3, p. 512; am. 2019, ch. 226, sec. 2, p. 694.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-1501 ("Purpose of chapter") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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