Idaho § 18-5808 - Permitting mischievous animal at large
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 18-5808 — Permitting mischievous animal at large, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-5808. Permitting mischievous animal at large
If the owner of a mischievous animal, knowing its propensities, wilfully suffers it to go at large, or keeps it without ordinary care, and such animal, while so at large, or while not kept with ordinary care, kills any human being who has taken all the precautions which circumstances permitted, or which a reasonable person would ordinarily take in the same situation, is guilty of a felony.
[I.C., sec. 18-5808, as added by 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 956.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Idaho Statutes § 18-5808 cover?
Section 18-5808 ("Permitting mischievous animal at large") 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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