Idaho § 38-1306B - Requirement for operating bonds

Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 38-1306B — Requirement for operating bonds, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 38-1306B. Requirement for operating bonds

(1) At the direction of the board, the department shall require submission of an operating bond, before accepting a forest practices notification, from any operator who has repeatedly or habitually:

(a) Operated without a valid forest practices notification as required in section 38-1306 , Idaho Code;

(b) Violated the terms of a stop work order issued pursuant to section 38-1307 (2)(b), Idaho Code;

(c) Failed to apply best management practices as required by law and the rules promulgated under this chapter;

(d) Willfully caused degradation to forest soils, air, or water resources; or

(e) Failed to comply with the rules promulgated under this chapter as determined by the board.

(2) The bond shall be in a form, acceptable to the board, to insure the performance of the duties of the operator under this chapter and any rules promulgated thereunder, in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200) per acre for each acre in the contract area included in a forest practices notification, with a minimum bond of five thousand dollars ($5,000) and a maximum bond of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).

(3) If the operator is a nonresident operator this bond shall be in addition to the nonresident bond required pursuant to section 38-1306A , Idaho Code.

[38-1306B, added 1995, ch. 281, sec. 2, p. 943.]

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Section 38-1306B ("Requirement for operating bonds") 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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