Idaho § 18-4631 - Forest sabotage - Penalty
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 18-4631 — Forest sabotage - Penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-4631. Forest sabotage - Penalty
(1) Every person who maliciously drives or places, in any tree, saw-log, shingle-bolt or other wood, any iron, steel, ceramic, or other substance sufficiently hard to injure saws, knowing that the tree is intended to be harvested or that the saw-log, shingle-bolt, or other wood is intended to be manufactured into any kind of lumber or other wood product, is guilty of a felony.
(2) Any person who violates the provisons of subsection (1) of this section and causes great bodily injury to another person other than an accomplice shall be sentenced to an extended term of imprisonment pursuant to section 19-2520B , Idaho Code.
[18-4631, added 1988, ch. 322, sec. 1, p. 982.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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