Idaho § 18-7019 - Injuring dams, canals, and other structures - Penalty
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§ 18-7019. Injuring dams, canals, and other structures - Penalty
Every person who wilfully and maliciously cuts, breaks, injures or destroys any bridge, dam, canal, flume, aqueduct, levee, embankment, reservoir or other structure erected to create hydraulic power, or to drain or reclaim any swamp and overflowed or marsh land, or to conduct water for mining, manufacturing, reclamation or agricultural purposes, or any embankment necessary to the same, or either of them; or wilfully or maliciously makes, or causes to be made, any aperture in such dam, canal, flume, aqueduct, reservoir, embankment, levee or structure, with intent to injure or destroy the same, is punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment in the state prison not exceeding two years, or by both.
[18-7019, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 977.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Idaho Statutes § 18-7019 cover?
Section 18-7019 ("Injuring dams, canals, and other structures - Penalty") 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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