Invasive Plant Rules in Kootenai County, ID (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Kootenai County, Idaho.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Kootenai County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Prohibited Species
Kootenai County can designate any nonnative, non-state-listed plant as a 'county noxious weed' through its own weed control advisory committee and board of county commissioners, separate from Idaho's statewide noxious weed list. Any resident can petition for a designation. Once named, landowners must control that species by prevention or eradication, and violators face fines up to one thousand dollars.
Invasive Plant Species Rules in Kootenai County
Significant RestrictionsKootenai County Code 4-2-7
A. Designations: Any county resident may submit to the board of county commissioners a request for county noxious weed designation of a species if such request is in writing and includes reasons and a proposed plan for county action on such species. All nonnative plant species reliably reported to exist in the county, and all requests for county noxious weed designation, must be considered by t...
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