Idaho Falls, ID

Idaho Falls bans dogs at large on streets, sidewalks, parks, and private property without permission: owners face an infraction fine, escalating to a misdemeanor on repeat violations…

Idaho Falls allows up to 12 chickens, quail, ducks, or geese per lot depending on lot size, with coops set back 25 feet from neighboring homes and male fowl limited to 12 weeks old.

Idaho Falls allows residential beekeeping in side or rear yards only, with hive counts tied to lot size, seven-foot property-line setbacks, and mandatory registration with the Animal…

Idaho Falls has no breed-specific dog ban. Instead, City Code § 5-6-14 classifies individual dogs as 'dangerous' by behavior, severe injury, killing animals off-property, or use in a…

Idaho Falls requires dogs and cats adopted from the Animal Control Shelter to be spayed or neutered within 30 days, and imposes the same mandate on any unaltered dog or cat impounded…

Idaho Falls caps dogs at two per dwelling or business property, though owners may apply for an annual permit allowing up to five dogs with an inspection and the property owner's…

Idaho Falls requires cat owners to license and rabies-vaccinate their cats and bars cat nuisances like habitual howling, spraying, and property soiling, though cats, unlike dogs…

Idaho Falls prohibits keeping big cats, bears, wolves, venomous reptiles, primates, and other wild animals or hybrids as pets, with narrow exceptions for zoos, vets, and licensed birds…

Idaho Falls bars pet stores and other retail businesses from selling live dogs or cats, permitting sales only of animals sourced from a shelter, humane society, or nonprofit rescue…

Bonneville County allows veterinary hospitals as a permitted use in the C-2 General Commercial Zone. No conditional use permit or hearing is required; the use is listed outright…

Bonneville County requires an impounded dog to be microchipped before it can be redeemed. Under Code § 92.07(B)(3), the Idaho Falls Animal Control Shelter will not release a dog to its…

Idaho Fish and Game rule IDAPA 13.01.18.200 makes it unlawful to purposely or knowingly provide supplemental feed to wild deer, elk, and other cervids inside any Chronic Wasting…

Idaho Falls bans sale of dangerous fireworks to the public, requires a City permit to sell safe-and-sane fireworks, and restricts discharge near parades and designated public-gathering…

Idaho Falls exempts camp fires and food-prep fires from its open burning ban, but only when a responsible adult controls the fire: unsupervised or larger fires violate the city's…

Idaho Falls bans open burning of any kind within city limits, with narrow exceptions for supervised recreational fires, Fire Department training, industrial flares, and permitted…

Idaho's Liquefied Petroleum Gas Public Safety Act makes it unlawful to store, sell, transport, or install propane and LP-gas without a license from the state, which licenses facilities…

Idaho Department of Lands holds statewide authority over forest and rangeland wildfire protection, may declare emergency burn closures, and assesses landowners protection fees on…

Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, bans plainly audible manufacturing noise from midnight to 5:30 a.m., except in zones designated Industrial or Manufacturing.

Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, bans plainly audible residential-zone construction noise from midnight to 5:30 a.m.; work is allowed 5:30 a.m. to midnight.

Idaho Falls bars keeping a dog whose loud, prolonged barking or howling disturbs the peace of the neighborhood or of adjacent-property occupants, enforced as a nuisance-animal…

Idaho Falls bans glass-packed mufflers, loud tailpipes, and other sound-emitting vehicle modifications that are plainly audible from 50 feet, enforced under the City's nuisance noise…

Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, bans loud or amplified sound, including recorded music, that's plainly audible fifty feet away, at any time of day.

Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, bars plainly audible music and sound - live bands, radios, parked-vehicle stereos - between midnight and 8 a.m. citywide.

Idaho Falls makes it a public nuisance to let weeds or noxious weeds grow, exist, or accumulate on any property in the city, enforced through a notice-to-abate process under the Litter…

Idaho Falls requires property owners to trim trees and shrubs along the right-of-way to keep at least 8 feet of clearance over sidewalks, 13 feet at the curb, and 15 feet over streets…

Cutting, pruning, or removing any Public Tree in Idaho Falls requires written permission from the Parks Director or City Forester first, and unpermitted work on a city-owned tree is a…

Idaho Falls allows compost piles anywhere on private property under City Code § 8-6-13, with no size or bin standard: the only limit is the general nuisance rule.

Idaho Falls exempts intentional xeriscape and native-plant landscaping from its ten-inch weed limit, so long as the extra height comes from deliberate design rather than neglect.

Idaho Falls' building code lets a home daycare with twelve or fewer children keep its ordinary residential classification instead of converting to a commercial occupancy.

In the A-1 Agricultural Zone, Bonneville County caps a home occupation's accessory building at 1,000 square feet on parcels of one acre or less (2,000 square feet on larger parcels)…

Home occupation signs in Bonneville County's residence zones are capped at one and one-half square feet, must be a single non-flashing sign, and any lighting must be indirect, under §…

A home occupation with visiting clients in Bonneville County's A-1 Agricultural Zone may only conduct that client-facing business between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., and must provide…

Idaho replaced its cottage-food chapter outright in 2026. Senate Bill 1283, chapter 91 of the 2026 session laws, added a new chapter 2 to title 37 called the Idaho Direct-to-Consumer…

Idaho has no microenterprise home kitchen permit and cannot issue one, because the Idaho Food Code flatly bars the premises. IDAPA 16.02.19.620 provides that except for cottage food…

Idaho Falls exempts prefabricated swimming pools four feet deep or less from a building permit, under an amendment to the adopted Residential Code's exempt-work list.

A swimming pool in unincorporated Bonneville County that isn't inside a building with solid walls must sit at least 5 feet from the property line and be fully enclosed by a 5-foot…

Idaho Falls allows vehicles in a marked loading zone only to unload passengers, supplies, or merchandise; any other use during the city's 8 a.m.-6 p.m. weekday operating time is…

Idaho Falls bans parking on sidewalks, in driveways, intersections and crosswalks, and within set distances of hydrants and stop signs; violating any of these is an infraction citywide.

Motorhomes and trailers can sit on an Idaho Falls street or alley for only two 24-hour periods within any 7-day span before the city can impound them.

Idaho Falls bars overnight parking from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. on designated night-time snow removal streets throughout the Nov. 14 to Mar. 15 winter season.

Vehicles with a gross weight over 10,000 pounds cannot park in Idaho Falls residential zones except briefly to load or unload, an infraction under City Code Section 9-4-3.

Idaho Falls bans parking on arterial and collector streets at all times and layers on night-time, downtown even/odd-day, and zone-based restrictions once a Winter Season snow event…

Disabled, unlicensed, or inoperable vehicles cannot sit on an Idaho Falls street or alley for more than 24 straight hours before the City can cite and remove them, per Bonneville…

Idaho Falls sets exactly one towing figure in its ordinance: a flat fifteen dollar City impound fee under City Code 9-4-12, owed before any vehicle is released. The tow and storage…

Idaho Code 54-1001A, enacted by HB 704 in 2024, prohibits any city, county, or local entity from requiring installation of electric vehicle charging circuits in new home construction…

Idaho Falls's zoning code contains no retaining-wall provisions. Retaining walls are regulated as building work under the city's adopted 2018 International Residential Code (City Code…

Idaho Falls requires a fence permit and compliance with the zoning code's visibility rules. Key requirements include a 3-foot limit within 15 feet of a street-facing front lot line and…

Idaho Code Title 35 governs partition fences statewide, requiring adjoining landowners to share equally in the cost of dividing fences after written notice, with a six-month…

Bonneville County's floodplain code classifies tiny homes as manufactured homes and recreational vehicles. Any tiny home sited within a special flood hazard area must meet the same…

In Bonneville County's unincorporated residential zones, a shed or other accessory building cannot cover more than 30% of the rear yard. It also needs a zoning permit and must meet the…

Idaho Code 67-6539 prohibits cities and counties from outright banning short-term rentals or vacation rentals, while permitting reasonable local regulation tied to health, safety, and…

Idaho applies state sales tax and travel and convention tax to short-term rental stays statewide, and platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo collect these as marketplace facilitators.

Idaho Falls requires every commercial waste container to be City-furnished, and City Code bars private companies from hauling commercial trash for profit within city limits.

Idaho Falls makes it unlawful to deposit or bury refuse on any public alley, street, park or other public property, or dump on someone else's land without their consent.

Idaho Falls' city collection service will not remove appliances, heavy machinery, tree trunks, construction debris, hazardous waste, or dead animals left outside a City-provided…

Idaho Falls lets residents bag grass, leaves, and branches under 4 feet long in cardboard boxes or plastic sacks for pickup, capped at 50 pounds per container.

Idaho Falls requires every occupant to have waste removed through the City's sanitation system under City Code § 8-6-3, with pickup run on a City-established schedule.

Idaho Falls requires trash carts at the curb before 7 a.m. on pickup day, at least 3 feet from obstructions and clear of overhead lines up to 14 feet, per City Code § 8-6-14.

Idaho Falls requires waste containers curbside by 7 a.m. on collection day and removed once emptied, kept at least 3 feet from obstructions with 14 feet of overhead clearance.

Bonneville County reserves the right to authorize recycling at its official disposal sites, but bars anyone from salvaging material there without a county permit. Code §§ 51.07 and…

Idaho prohibits disposing of lead-acid batteries in landfills or incinerating them and requires that they be recycled. Every battery retailer must take back used batteries at the point…

Idaho Falls bans blocking any public sidewalk, temporarily or permanently, with parked vehicles, trash or recycling containers, business displays, or other structures, unless a…

Idaho Falls requires a City Engineer permit before any private construction, repair, or excavation in a street, alley, easement, or other public right-of-way, including sidewalks and…

Idaho Falls places the duty to keep the sidewalk, curb, and gutter abutting a property clear of snow, ice, and dangerous conditions on the owner of that real property, enforceable by…

Idaho Falls bars juveniles from public places and businesses between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. daily, with exceptions for parental accompaniment, home property, emergencies, and…

Idaho Falls public parks, park amenities, and cemeteries are open 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily; being present after closing is a misdemeanor under City Code § 8-3-7 unless a listed…

Hosting an event with alcohol service at specific Idaho Falls parks and City properties requires a Permitted Event permit from the City Clerk, an application fee, and compliance with…

Idaho Falls allows restaurants to set portable tables and chairs on the sidewalk right outside, as long as four feet of clear walkway stays open past the furniture.

Idaho Falls makes it an infraction to drive or park a vehicle on or across a bicycle path, except where it crosses a public street, alley, or driveway, protecting cycling routes…

Idaho Falls requires every dockless bikeshare company to hold an annual City business license and register each E-bike or E-scooter with the Police Department before it can operate in…

Idaho has no golf-cart street-legal scheme at all. What it has is a neighborhood electric vehicle regime: Idaho Code section 49-123(2)(j) defines an NEV as an emission-free…

Idaho Falls has no ordinance designating or protecting heritage trees; the Shade Tree Advisory Committee only recommends policies to identify, mark, and preserve historic and notable…

Idaho Falls requires street trees planted in the public right-of-way to meet minimum distances from the curb, sidewalk, and adjoining trees, with wider spacing for larger tree classes…

Idaho Falls City Code restricts which tree species may be planted in public rights-of-way and planting medians, permitting only an approved list and banning species like ash, poplar…

Idaho Falls exempts garage sales from its itinerant merchant and secondhand storekeeper licensing rules, so no City permit is needed to hold one within the three-day, twice-a-year…

Idaho Falls counts a vehicle stereo's rhythmic bass alone as 'plainly audible' noise, even if lyrics aren't identifiable, once it carries fifty feet from the source, triggering the…

Idaho Falls confines sexually oriented businesses to I&M-1 and I&M-2 zones, requires a city permit before opening, and bans them within 2,500 feet of schools, churches, homes, parks…

Idaho Falls requires secondhand storekeepers and secondhand precious metals dealers to hold a City license, file digital transaction records with police within 72 hours, and never buy…

Idaho regulates electronic cigarette and vapor product retailers under Idaho Code 39-5701 et seq., requiring permits, age verification, and compliance with statewide tobacco-21 rules…

Idaho Falls' Historic Preservation Commission identifies, evaluates, and recommends designation and protection of historic buildings, sites, and cultural landmarks under City Code…

Idaho Falls makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate anywhere in public view, a straightforward public-view standard with no stated exceptions, enforced citywide under the nuisance…

Idaho Falls makes it an offense to solicit money aggressively, through threats, blocking someone's path, or persistent following, in public areas, at bus stops, near banks and ATMs, at…

Possessing any alcoholic beverage in an Idaho Falls public park, recreation area, or adjacent parking lot is a misdemeanor under City Code, unless served under a licensed vendor's…

Idaho Falls deletes the Residential Code's automatic fire-sprinkler mandate for new one- and two-family homes, and narrows the townhouse sprinkler rule to units lacking qualifying…

Electrical work in Idaho Falls must comply with the National Electrical Code, adopted by the City as the same edition the State of Idaho has adopted under Idaho Code Section 54-1001.

Idaho Falls adopts the 2017 Idaho State Plumbing Code as its official plumbing code, with local amendments, so new plumbing work needs a permit under that adopted code.

Idaho Falls adopts the 2018 International Building Code as its official building code, so covered construction, alteration, and repair work needs a City-issued permit before it starts.

Idaho Falls bans door-to-door solicitation at any home posting a 'No Solicitors Allowed' sign and limits all permitted solicitation to 9 a.m.-8 p.m., never on Sundays or legal holidays.

Idaho Falls requires a City Clerk-issued permit, fingerprints, and a criminal background check before anyone may go door-to-door in Bonneville County to sell goods, services, or…

Idaho Falls requires mobile food vendors selling from motor vehicles on public streets to stop curbside before any sale, bars sales from vehicles parked on sidewalks, and forbids…

Idaho Falls requires every mobile food vendor selling from a vehicle to hold a one-year City license, register the vehicle, and keep the sales area litter-free.

Idaho Falls lets licensed merchants sell food, drinks, and merchandise from carts on public sidewalks downtown any time, but sidewalk sales outside downtown are allowed only on days…

Idaho Falls bars signs from covering a window, door, or opening required by the adopted Building or Fire Code for light, ventilation, or emergency exit, with a narrow transom exception.

Idaho Falls bars new billboards within 750 feet of another billboard, the Snake River corridor, or a historic property, and within 500 feet of a residential zone; LED/tri-vision faces…

Idaho Code 55-3209 prevents homeowners associations from prohibiting political sign displays statewide. HOAs may impose only reasonable time, place, and manner rules and must give…

Idaho Falls Power charges server farms and crypto mining operations a High Density Load Rate once energy use intensity hits 250 kWh per square foot yearly, capping peak load at 1,000…

Idaho Falls makes it unlawful for any occupant to let refuse pile up on their property in a way that attracts rodents or insects, or otherwise creates an unsanitary public nuisance.

Idaho Falls requires an approved erosion control plan for construction activity, and site erosion, sediment, or pollutant discharge onto public or neighboring property must be…

Idaho Falls sets the Flood Protection Elevation at the Base Flood Elevation plus 1.5 feet of freeboard, and new residential construction in Special Flood Hazard Areas must have its…

Idaho Falls requires a Floodplain Development Permit before any development activity starts in a Special Flood Hazard Area, administered by the Floodplain Administrator under City Code…

Idaho Falls' Chapter 8-14 sets stormwater management objectives for construction sites, requiring measures that protect storm water and control pollutant discharges under the federal…

A boat dock counts as regulated development under Bonneville County's floodplain chapter. Building or altering one within a special flood hazard area requires a floodplain development…

Idaho Falls enforces dangerous, unsafe, and substandard buildings under the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code, adopted wholesale as city law, with a Code Official issuing…

Idaho Falls property owners, agents, or lessees must clear hail, snow, sleet, and ice from the full length of every abutting sidewalk within 24 hours after a precipitation event ends…

Idaho Falls bars letting weeds or noxious weeds over ten inches grow, exist, or pile up on any real property in the city, including vacant lots, under the litter and weed control…

Idaho Falls sets minimum building setbacks by zoning district in Table 11-3-1. In the common single-family R1 zone, the minimums are a 25-foot front, 6-foot side, and 25-foot rear…

In Idaho Falls's residential zones, the maximum building height is generally twenty-four feet (24') under Table 11-3-1. Accessory structures are limited to 12 feet unless they meet…

Idaho Falls caps lot coverage by zone in Table 11-3-1: 30% in RE, 40% in RP, R1, and RMH, 50% in TN, and 80% in R2, R3, and R3A. In the lowest-density zones coverage counts only areas…

Bonneville County's zoning code protects the full agricultural use of ag land from being restricted by the zoning chapter, and lets qualifying farm buildings skip Uniform Building Code…

Idaho Code 22-4501 et seq., the Idaho Right to Farm Act, protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits brought by neighbors when surrounding land use changes…

Bonneville County limits how much light a Limited Neighborhood Commercial (LNC) Zone business can throw onto its neighbors: fixtures must be shielded and aimed away from adjacent…

Bonneville County caps how bright an LED or tri-vision billboard can glow at night under Code § 152.30(D)(5): the difference between the sign turned off and displaying a full white…

Bonneville County lets its Planning and Zoning Commission award up to a 15% residential density bonus inside a Planned Unit Development, split across landscaping, siting and design…

Commercial filming on private property in unincorporated Bonneville County needs a temporary use permit from the Zoning Administrator, valid up to six weeks and renewable up to three…

Bonneville County Code § 91.01 declares NOXIOUS WEEDS, as listed under Idaho Code Title 22, Chapter 24, to be offensive plants regardless of height, and incorporates the state…

Because Idaho Code 37-2732 prohibits sale and delivery of marijuana, no marijuana dispensaries may legally operate anywhere in Idaho. There is no state licensing scheme, and no city or…

Commercial drone use in Idaho is governed primarily by FAA Part 107, which preempts most state and local regulation of airspace. Idaho Code 21-213 still applies to surveillance and…

Idaho Code 21-213 prohibits using unmanned aircraft systems to conduct surveillance, gather evidence, or photograph specifically targeted persons or private property without written…

Idaho Code 44-1502 preempts local minimum wage ordinances, holding all Idaho cities and counties to the state minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, the same as the federal floor.

Idaho permits residents 18 and older to carry concealed firearms statewide without a license under Idaho Code 18-3302, while still offering enhanced and standard permits for…

Idaho Code 18-3302J broadly preempts local government regulation of firearms, ammunition, and components, voiding city or county gun ordinances that exceed state law and protecting…

Idaho is an open-carry state allowing any person legally able to possess a firearm to carry it openly without a permit, with local restrictions preempted under Idaho Code 18-3302J…

Idaho's constitution bans gambling outright except for three narrow carve-outs, one of them 'bingo and raffle games ... operated by qualified charitable organizations' (Idaho Const…

Idaho Code section 18-3801 defines gambling broadly and lists exactly five things it does not cover: skill contests, valid business contracts, additional-play-only games, incidental…

Idaho's constitution permits only three narrow forms of gambling: a state lottery, pari-mutuel horse and dog racing, and charitable bingo or raffle games, and sports wagering is not…

Idaho's Homeowner's Association Act lets an HOA levy assessments for common-area maintenance and record a verified lien against a lot. Idaho Code § 55-3207 expressly permits the…

Idaho HOAs are governed by their declaration plus the Homeowner's Association Act and the Idaho Nonprofit Corporation Act (Title 30, Ch 30). Idaho Code § 55-3204 requires open board…

Idaho has no statute setting general covenant or architectural-review standards: enforcement flows from the recorded declaration. The Homeowner's Association Act limits HOA power in…

Idaho Code § 55-3210 stops a homeowner's association from adding, amending, or enforcing any covenant that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, four flags: the flag of the…

Idaho Code § 55-3206 bars any HOA fine unless the authority to fine is 'clearly set forth in the covenants and restrictions.' The board must vote by majority and give at least 30 days'…

Idaho runs two separate assessment-lien regimes and only one of them carries a power of sale. In a condominium governed by the Condominium Property Act, Idaho Code section 55-1518…

Idaho has a road block statute, and it does not authorise sobriety checkpoints. Idaho Code § 19-621 lets sheriffs, state policemen and policemen of cities of the first or second class…

Idaho has no standalone right-to-record statute, and it does not need one to make recording your own encounter lawful. Idaho Code § 18-6702(2)(d) says it is lawful for a person to…

Idaho never enacted a stop-and-identify law. Nothing in the Idaho Code requires a person stopped on the street to give a peace officer a name, and Idaho Code § 19-603 gives officers…

Idaho has no statute telling an ordinary driver what consenting to a car search means, and none saying that an odour, a lawful substance or a refusal cannot supply grounds. Idaho has…

Idaho Code 6-303 makes a tenant guilty of unlawful detainer after defined breaches. For nonpayment of rent the landlord serves a three-day written notice to pay or quit; for other…

Idaho Code 6-320 makes a landlord liable for failing to keep a rental in habitable condition, listing duties such as waterproofing, working plumbing, heating, electrical and sanitary…

Idaho has no statute governing landlord entry into a residential rental. State law sets no required notice period or permitted hours, so access is controlled entirely by the lease. In…

Under Idaho Code 55-208, either party may end a tenancy at will (month-to-month) by giving written notice of 'not less than one (1) month.' The same one-month written notice applies…

Idaho prohibits local rent control. Idaho Code 55-307 bars any local governmental unit from enacting, maintaining, or enforcing an ordinance or resolution that would regulate rent…

Idaho sets no statutory limit on how much a landlord may charge for a security deposit. Under Idaho Code 6-321, deposits must be refunded within 21 days, or within a longer agreed…

Idaho requires 20 years of continuous, open, hostile possession to claim title by adverse possession, plus payment of all taxes throughout. This applies to oral claims (Idaho Code…

Idaho Code 67-2340, enacted in 2016, prohibits cities and counties from regulating, banning, or imposing fees on auxiliary containers, including plastic bags, polystyrene, and other…

Idaho Code Section 55-3208 prohibits homeowners associations from adopting or enforcing covenants that limit or prohibit rooftop solar panel installation, preempting contrary CC&Rs…

Idaho Code § 55-3208 stops any homeowner's association from adopting or enforcing a covenant that prohibits rooftop solar panels or solar collectors, while letting associations set…

Idaho Code 39-5703 sets 21 as the minimum age to purchase tobacco, vapor products, and alternative nicotine products, aligning state law with federal Tobacco-21 and barring local age…

Idaho does not ban flavored tobacco or vapor products at the state level, and local flavor bans face significant preemption questions under the statewide tobacco licensing framework in…

Idaho Code § 49-918 lets any motor vehicle carry up to two spot lamps, two fog lamps, two auxiliary passing lamps and two auxiliary driving lamps, each with its own mounting height…

Idaho never wrote a windshield-device statute. Idaho Code § 49-943(1) bans only a sign, poster or other nontransparent material on the windshield or the side or rear windows that…

Idaho has never enacted either a lane-splitting ban or a lane-filtering allowance. Chapter 6 of title 49 runs from section 49-663 on neighborhood electric vehicles straight to section…

Idaho never uses the words cover, frame, shield or tint anywhere in title 49 in connection with a license plate. The rule that catches plate covers is Idaho Code section 49-428(2)…

The word radar does not appear anywhere in the Idaho Code, and neither does laser, speed measuring device or any equivalent. Idaho Code § 49-902(1) makes it unlawful to drive a vehicle…

Idaho writes its studded-tire rule as a closed season rather than an open one. Idaho Code section 49-948(3) prohibits motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers with tires having…

Idaho Code § 49-944 lets you put nonreflective film on the front side windows and rear window down to 35% light transmission, and on the windows behind the driver down to 20%, with a…