40-2315. DAMAGE TO HIGHWAYS OR DITCHES BY LIVESTOCK. (1) Any person owning livestock or an employee or agent of the owner of livestock, who shall drive, range or graze the livestock along or across the public highways or ditches, or who shall permit them to range or graze along or across public highways or ditches, and thereby obstruct or partially obstruct the highway, by rolling rocks, brush or other debris on it, or destroy or injure any grades, ditches, bridges or approaches to bridges, shall immediately repair the damage done to the highway or ditch at their own expense. Any person owning livestock who shall refuse or neglect to repair any and all damage done to highways or ditches, within twenty-four (24) hours, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) All commissioners, directors of highways, highway district commissioners, and the board and their deputies, are directed to supervise the enforcement of this section.
History:
[40-2315, added 1985, ch. 253, sec. 2, p. 696.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 40 - HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Chapter 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 40-2301 - RIGHT OF ENTRY TO MAKE SURVEYS.
Section 40-2302 - PUBLIC ACQUIRES FEE SIMPLE TITLE — RECORD AND DEDICATION OF HIGHWAYS.
Section 40-2303 - PUBLIC USE OF PRIVATE DAM OR BRIDGE.
Section 40-2304 - CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS.
Section 40-2305 - PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICES.
Section 40-2306 - FELLING TREE INTO HIGHWAY — PENALTY.
Section 40-2307 - REMOVAL OF FALLEN TREES.
Section 40-2308 - CORPORATIONS MAY LAY TRACKS AND WATER MAINS.
Section 40-2309 - RAILROAD CROSSINGS.
Section 40-2310 - CATTLE GUARDS ACROSS ROADS — LANDOWNER’S RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT — GATES.
Section 40-2311 - PENALTY FOR DEFACING OR DESTROYING SIGNS, SIGNPOSTS OR FACILITIES.
Section 40-2312 - WIDTH OF HIGHWAYS.
Section 40-2313 - TRAILS FOR LIVESTOCK — LAYING OUT — RULES CONCERNING USE — PENALTY.
Section 40-2314 - PASSAGEWAYS FOR STOCK.
Section 40-2315 - DAMAGE TO HIGHWAYS OR DITCHES BY LIVESTOCK.
Section 40-2316 - PRIVATE HIGHWAYS — ESTABLISHMENT.
Section 40-2317 - REMOVAL OF FENCES.
Section 40-2318 - TURNING HIGHWAYS ACROSS PRIVATE LANDS.
Section 40-2321 - BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
Section 40-2322 - CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR OF BRIDGES AND CULVERTS BY DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS.
Section 40-2323 - ABATEMENT OF FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS — RIGHT OF ENTRY — COURT ACTION FOR ABATEMENT.
Section 40-2324 - AUTHORIZATION AND COMPENSATION FOR MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.