Idaho § 50-221 - Cities situated on navigable lakes and streams - Extension of boundaries into waters
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 50-221 — Cities situated on navigable lakes and streams - Extension of boundaries into waters, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-221. Cities situated on navigable lakes and streams - Extension of boundaries into waters
Cities situated on navigable lakes and streams, when the corporate boundaries or limits of such cities extend to the shorelines of such lakes or streams, shall have power by ordinance to fix, determine or extend its corporate boundaries or limits over the waters of such lakes or streams for a distance of one fourth (1/4) of a mile from the low-water mark of such navigable lakes, and for a distance of seventy-five (75) feet from the low-water mark of such navigable streams.
[50-221, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 14, p. 1249.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Idaho Statutes § 50-221 cover?
Section 50-221 ("Cities situated on navigable lakes and streams - Extension of boundaries into waters") 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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