Pocatello, ID

In the City of Pocatello, recreational vehicles and boats on trailers may sit on a public right of way for at most 72 hours while loading or preparing for use. Off street, residential…

In the City of Pocatello, the city engineer decides where curbs are designated and painted for loading zones, timed parking zones, no-parking zones and traffic lanes, along with speed…

City Code § 10.08.060 limits any loading zone marked with a sign and yellow painted curb to vehicles actively loading or unloading passengers or materials. Passenger loading or…

Pocatello bans keeping an inoperative, wrecked or partially dismantled vehicle in the open on private property for more than 72 hours, declaring it a nuisance under City Code §…

Vehicles in Pocatello cannot be parked on lawns or landscaped areas. City Code § 8.14.050(A) requires parking on a constructed driveway accessed by an approved approach or curb cut, or…

The City of Pocatello bans parking in fifteen specific situations under City Code § 10.08.020, including on sidewalks, in front of driveways, within intersections, and within set…

City Code § 10.08.090 bars motor vehicles wider than eight feet, longer than 21 feet 6 inches, or taller than nine feet from parking on any street or alley in a residential district…

City Code § 10.08.140 bans parking on eight named street segments, including parts of Arthur, Center, Fifth, Fourth, Main, and Union Pacific Avenues, between 2:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M…

When accumulated snow threatens public safety, City Code § 10.08.160 lets the mayor, or the council president in the mayor's absence, proclaim parking restrictions on designated…

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 replaced its entire towing chapter in 2025, and Idaho Code title 49, chapter 18 is now titled Towing and Storage of Motor Vehicles. There is no statewide dollar cap on a tow, but…

In the City of Pocatello, playing a radio, phonograph, musical instrument or any sound amplifier louder than needed for voluntary listeners on the premises is unlawful excessive noise…

In the City of Pocatello, it is unlawful to run a sound truck or any vehicle-mounted loudspeaker that broadcasts amplified sound to the public, or to play a car stereo, radio or CD…

In the City of Pocatello, building or repair work, including site excavation and grading, cannot run between 10:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. under the disturbing-the-peace ordinance. The…

In the City of Pocatello, prolonged shouting, yelling, singing or musical instruments loud enough to disturb others are barred under the disturbing-the-peace ordinance, particularly…

In the City of Pocatello, a dog or other animal that makes disturbing noises, including repeated howling, barking, whining, crowing or braying that unreasonably annoys neighbors, is…

Bannock County does not set a general countywide noise limit, but it does cap wind turbine noise at 45 decibels (dBA) measured at the boundary of any adjacent parcel not owned by the…

Pocatello caps lawn grass at six inches above grade on maintained lawns and requires noxious weeds to be eradicated promptly under City Code § 8.14.040. Weeds in non-lawn areas such as…

When Pocatello's water superintendent flags a shortage, the mayor can declare a minor, critical, or emergency water restriction under City Code section 13.04.340, cutting sprinkler and…

In the City of Pocatello, there's no separate composting permit or bin-size rule, but two City Code chapters set real conditions on backyard compost piles: they must be fully contained…

In the City of Pocatello, branches that overhang a sidewalk must be pruned to at least eight feet of vertical clearance, and branches over a street to at least twelve feet, under City…

Inside Pocatello's designated Sensitive Lands, section 17.04.170(E)(1)(k) requires nonresidential landscaping to use native sagebrush-steppe plant species and caps nonliving ground…

Along the channelized Portneuf River and within 125 feet of its ordinary high-water mark elsewhere, section 17.04.160(E)(2)(b) requires Pocatello property owners to preserve trees 8…

When the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality declares an air quality alert, Pocatello City Code Section 8.20.060 bans operating a solid fuel heating appliance or fireplace…

Pocatello City Code requires smoke alarms in every dwelling unit and common area of new and existing residential group occupancies, layered on top of the International Fire Code…

Pocatello enforces the 2018 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, adopted at Pocatello City Code § 15.02.010, inside areas the Pocatello Fire Department declares as…

Pocatello bars the sale, possession, discharge or storage of fireworks without a Fire Department permit under § 15.10.040, and even permitted 'safe and sane' retail sales run only from…

Recreational fires in unincorporated Bannock County, capped at three feet across and two feet high, don't need a burn permit, but Code § 8.16.100 requires them to sit 25 feet from any…

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…

In the City of Pocatello, any pet groomer runs a "commercial animal establishment" under City Code and must hold an annual license from the Animal Services Department before taking a…

In the City of Pocatello, a household may keep up to two dogs or five cats without any special permit. Adding a third dog or a sixth cat triggers a multiple animal housing license from…

In the City of Pocatello, keeping chickens, ducks, rabbits, pigeons or other "small livestock" requires a special permit from the Animal Services Director under City Code, not just a…

In the City of Pocatello, it is unlawful to intentionally feed or attract wild or habituated wildlife such as deer, geese or foxes by putting out food, garbage or other attractants…

In the City of Pocatello, the citywide ban on feeding or attracting wildlife does not apply to zoos, rehab facilities or authorized and licensed wildlife rehabilitators, but only while…

City Code section 12.36.100(C) bars anyone in a Pocatello municipal park from hunting, molesting, harming, trapping, or shooting missiles at any animal, bird, or zoo-maintained…

Pocatello's zoning code does not treat veterinary clinics as a standalone use; City Code section 17.01.160.B.3.g folds them into the Office use classification alongside medical and…

City Code Section 6.04.040(A) makes it unlawful in the City of Pocatello to let a dog run at large on streets, public ways, or property without the owner's consent. A dog must be under…

Pocatello does not require spaying or neutering pets citywide, but City Code Section 6.04.030(E) forces the issue once an owner is convicted of letting their animal become a public…

In the City of Pocatello, City Code Section 6.04.155 requires any cat three months or older to be licensed annually with the Animal Services Department, with a registered microchip…

Pocatello does not ban or single out any dog breed by name. City Code Section 6.04.050 declares an animal dangerous based on what it does, unprovoked attacks, injuries, or fighting or…

Pocatello does not require every pet to be microchipped, but City Code Section 6.04.060(D) forces it after a dangerous-animal conviction: within five days, the owner must have a…

Pocatello does not ban retail sale of dogs and cats. City Code Section 6.04.150(A) and Section 6.04.155(A) let a commercial kennel or pet shop buy a single commercial animal…

Keeping a lion, bear, wolf hybrid or other dangerous exotic animal as a pet in unincorporated Bannock County requires a county permit, a $250 annual fee and $500,000 in liability…

Idaho requires commercial beekeepers to register apiaries annually with the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, and uniform statewide inspection rules apply to disease control and…

No one may erect or construct a fence anywhere in the City of Pocatello without a permit from the Building Department issued before construction starts. A contractor can hold the…

Fences in Pocatello cap out at 7 feet anywhere in the city, but that maximum shrinks sharply near the street. No fence, hedge, or walled enclosure over 4 feet may stand in a required…

Electrified fences are banned outright anywhere in the City of Pocatello. Barbed wire is prohibited too, except along the top and bottom of an approved security fence in light…

On sloped Pocatello building sites, section 17.05.140(A)(8) requires any retaining wall over four feet tall to come with engineered drawings meeting the city's adopted building codes…

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…

Pocatello regulates residential swimming pools, spas and hot tubs under Appendix G of the 2018 International Residential Code, adopted at City Code § 15.02.010. Because § 15.04.010…

Unincorporated Bannock County requires every private swimming pool to be fenced or otherwise protected against intrusion under Bannock County Code Section 17.52.060(B), on top of…

In the City of Pocatello, home daycare is capped at twelve children in the operator's own residence or twenty children in a non-residential structure such as a church, under City Code…

In the City of Pocatello, City Code § 17.06.400 allows limited home occupations inside a residence or its accessory structure in residential zoning districts, but only if the home…

In the City of Pocatello, City Code § 17.06.400.B.7 limits any home occupation to no more than two patron vehicles on the premises at one time, so customer visits stay light enough not…

A home occupation sign in unincorporated Bannock County cannot exceed four square feet. Section 17.52.270(H) requires the sign to be flat-mounted on the dwelling and bars direct…

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…

In the City of Pocatello, City Code § 17.06.100 allows one accessory dwelling unit as an accessory use to a single-family home on any residential lot that meets the underlying…

In the City of Pocatello, City Code § 17.06.100.C.9 requires a deed restriction to be recorded on any lot with an accessory dwelling unit, requiring that either the primary home or the…

In the City of Pocatello, City Code § 17.06.200.A permits accessory structures like sheds and detached garages by right in every residential zoning district, capping the combined…

In unincorporated Bannock County, an accessory cottage dwelling built under the county's ADU provision can never be rented out or occupied for gain. Section 17.52.077 limits the unit…

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.

In the City of Pocatello, a permit from the chief of police is required before conducting any parade or motorcade on a public street, sidewalk or alley. Applications must be filed at…

In the City of Pocatello, reserving a park shelter, nonsports field, or the Community Recreation Center meeting room requires a permit from the Parks and Recreation Department under…

In the City of Pocatello, anyone loaning money against pledged personal property, effectively operating as a secondhand pawn dealer, must hold a $50 annual pawnbroker's license under…

Pocatello's home occupation ordinance flatly bars motor vehicle servicing and repair as a home business. The Home Occupation Use Table in City Code section 17.06.400.C lists Motor…

Anyone operating a pawn business in the City of Pocatello must hold a pawnbroker's license under § 5.36.010 before making pledge loans, chattel-mortgage loans or wage-assignment loans…

Sexually oriented businesses in the City of Pocatello may only operate in the Commercial General zoning district, and § 5.60.130 makes it a misdemeanor to run one within 500 feet of a…

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…

Property owners and occupants abutting a public sidewalk in Pocatello must clear all snow and ice from it, and have only twenty-four hours to comply once the city gives notice, under…

Vacant lots in Pocatello are held to the same nuisance standard as built property: weeds must stay under twelve inches and the land must be kept free of litter, garbage, debris and…

When a City of Pocatello property falls into blighted or deteriorated condition and the owner ignores a written notice, Section 8.14.130 lets the city abate the nuisance itself. The…

In the City of Pocatello, anyone under 18 must be off public streets, parks, playgrounds and commercial establishments between midnight and 5:00 A.M. unless a parent-approved exception…

In the City of Pocatello, Municipal parks and public places are open from 6:00 AM until one hour after sunset, or other posted hours, under City Code section 12.36.020. Being in a City…

In the City of Pocatello, no one on roller skates, a skateboard, coaster, sled or similar toy vehicle may go onto a roadway except while crossing at a crosswalk, where they get…

In the City of Pocatello, it is unlawful to sell, consume, or possess liquor or spirits in any Municipal park, and beer or wine is banned in parks too except in specific designated…

City Code Section 8.14.040(H)(3) lists defecation or urination upon streets, alleys, or public places, or in places visible from private residences or to passersby, as a prohibited…

The City of Pocatello does not license panhandling, but § 5.52.130 still limits where a panhandler can operate: no exclusive claim to any spot on a public street or sidewalk, and no…

In unincorporated Bannock County, smoking, vaping and tobacco use at the Portneuf Wellness Complex is confined to areas the facility director has designated and posted. Section…

The City of Pocatello investigates nuisance and property-maintenance complaints under City Code Chapter 8.14. City staff inspect on their own observation or after any person files a…

Residents who spot a suspected code violation in the City of Pocatello file it with city staff, who are authorized under City Code Section 8.14.080 to inspect property on their own…

Yard sale signs in Pocatello must list the sale date(s) and come down within 48 hours after the sale ends, per City Code § 8.14.070(C). Signs cannot be posted on public property…

Window signs in Pocatello count against a building's total sign area and cannot cover more than 50% of the window space on any building elevation. City Code section 17.07.050.C.6 also…

Holiday decorations in Pocatello never need a sign permit. City Code section 17.07.020.C lists them among ten sign and display types, including murals, portable signs and vehicle…

Pocatello lets a business near an interstate interchange erect one pole sign up to 60 feet tall, well above the standard free-standing sign heights, but only within 1,000 feet of an…

Digital signs in Pocatello, called Electronic Message Centers, must run static messages held at least 8 seconds each with no animation or streaming video, stay under 0.3 foot-candle…

In unincorporated Bannock County, the county bans political and religious signs outright at its recreation and events services areas. Section 12.20.080(C) of the Bannock County…

Pocatello lets residential lots hold one yard sale between January 1 and June 30, and a second between July 1 and December 31, under City Code § 8.14.070(A). Each sale is capped at…

City Code § 10.08.020 makes it unlawful to stop, stand, or park a vehicle alongside or within any marked bicycle lane that abuts the edge of a public street. No sign is required for…

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…

In the City of Pocatello, new construction and substantial improvements in special flood hazard areas must have the lowest floor elevated to the flood protection elevation: base flood…

Every construction project in the City of Pocatello needs an erosion control permit before work begins, under Section 8.44.060. The city issues general, site specific, or special site…

Pocatello's stormwater chapter applies to every new development or redevelopment site in the city, covering grading permits, building permits, site plans, and land divisions under…

Any development inside a special flood hazard area in Pocatello needs a floodplain development permit before work starts, administered by the City Engineer as Floodplain Administrator…

On sloped Pocatello building sites, section 17.05.140(A)(6) requires native vegetation to stay in place, even inside required setbacks, wherever it is possible to do so, but it…

In the City of Pocatello, a food truck or mobile concession selling in a city park or on other municipal property needs a concession permit from the Parks and Recreation Department…

The City of Pocatello only allows licensed food and beverage vending inside seven specific parks and at listed festivals and sports leagues. Pocatello City Code § 5.06.020 confines…

Mobile food carts, trailers and concession vehicles selling in the City of Pocatello's parks and public places cannot block sidewalks. Section 5.06.060(I) bars mobile concessions from…

In the City of Pocatello, letting trash, debris or clutter pile up so it breeds insects or harbors rodents is a code-defined "infestation" and a property-maintenance nuisance under…

In the City of Pocatello, curbside garbage pickup runs under rules the mayor publishes for the sanitation department under City Code § 13.28.070. If a household or business ignores…

Anyone who wants to run a recycling collection system in the City of Pocatello, not just the municipal hauler, needs sanitation director approval under City Code § 13.28.080. Operators…

In the City of Pocatello every occupied premises with water or sewer service, or that generates garbage, must take city garbage and refuse collection under City Code § 13.28.030…

Pocatello residents without off-street pickup must have their city-approved container at or near the curb between 6:00 P.M. the evening before collection and 7:00 A.M. on collection…

Dumping, incinerating or disposing of garbage, refuse, rubbish, construction debris or ashes on vacant lots, private property or any public property or right of way is unlawful in the…

Businesses that need a compactor, roll-off box or other special container in the City of Pocatello need the sanitation director's or manager's permission first, under City Code §…

Anyone who wants to set up a materials collection system for reuse or recycling in unincorporated Bannock County must submit a plan of operation to the director and county commission…

Idaho Code 18-7031 makes illegal dumping of solid waste on public or private property a misdemeanor statewide, with restitution for cleanup and escalating penalties for repeat offenses.

Pocatello water customers who discover an underground pipe or fixture leak can get a bill credit only if they act fast: City Code § 13.30.080(D) requires the leak be promptly reported…

Pocatello requires a permit from the Building Department before any plumbing work covered by the Idaho State Plumbing Code begins, secured by a licensed contractor. Owner-occupants…

Pocatello's amended Fire Code does not require residential sprinklers citywide; instead, amended Section 602.1, adopted at City Code § 15.02.010, recommends an automatic sprinkler…

Pocatello adopted the 2023 National Electrical Code with Idaho IDAPA amendments at City Code § 15.02.010, and § 15.08.030 requires a Building Department permit for electrical work…

Pocatello requires contractors to obtain inspections in the proper sequence and secure a final inspection or certificate of occupancy under § 15.03.060, and it backs that duty with…

Pocatello requires a Building Department permit, secured by a licensed contractor, before any work regulated by the adopted International Building or Residential Codes begins, under…

Unincorporated Bannock County ties carbon monoxide alarm retrofits to the same 2018 IRC alteration trigger as smoke alarms, but Section R315.2.2 carries its own, narrower exception…

Bannock County classifies small day care and custodial care operations under its own 2018 International Building Code amendments in Section 15.04.190. A dwelling-unit day care serving…

Pocatello's Table 17.03.600 fixes minimum front, side, and rear yard setbacks by zoning district. The Residential Estate (RE) zone requires the largest yards, 25 feet in front and 10…

In the City of Pocatello, Table 17.03.600 of the zoning code caps principal building height at 35 feet in the RE, RL, RMS and RMM residential zoning districts and 45 feet in the RH…

In Pocatello's Original Townsite Overlay, section 17.04.220(D)(5) limits front-yard hardscape: driveways and other impervious surfaces cannot cover more than one-third of the front…

In the City of Pocatello, the owner of any property abutting a public sidewalk or curb must build, repair, or replace it to keep pedestrian passage reasonably safe, per City Code…

In the City of Pocatello, it is unlawful to obstruct, injure, or dig into any public street, alley, or sidewalk, or to leave a vehicle, lumber, timber, or any other article on one so…

Anyone who wants to excavate or encroach in a Pocatello street, alley, sidewalk, curb, or gutter, such as for a utility line or private connection, needs a written permit from the…

In the City of Pocatello, only tree species on the "city of Pocatello master list of acceptable trees" may be planted as public trees, and the city forester keeps a separate list of…

In the City of Pocatello, parking strips must be landscaped with at least fifty percent of the surface in living plant material, such as tree canopy, grass, or ground cover, under City…

In unincorporated Bannock County's Recreation (REC) zoning district, new nonresidential construction must preserve existing healthy trees with trunk diameters of eight inches or more…

The City of Pocatello can designate historic landmarks, monuments and districts under the Historic Preservation Overlay, City Code chapter 17.04.210, using an eight-part significance…

In the City of Pocatello, City Code § 17.05.420.B requires every lighting fixture on private property, in every zoning district, to be shielded so it directs light away from all…

In the City of Pocatello, City Code § 17.05.420 requires every private lighting fixture in every zoning district to be shielded so light is directed toward the earth's surface and away…

Bannock County limits how billboards along its roads can be lit. Neon and back-lighting panels are banned outright, and no billboard may flash, move, or blink. A digital…

In the City of Pocatello, commercial and mixed-use development must control noise from delivery, loading, trash removal, and compaction operations under City Code § 17.05.620.D.2…

Within Pocatello's Downtown Area, as mapped by the Pocatello Downtown Development Plan, section 17.04.220(E) requires street lighting to follow the Plan's Light Plan and sit in the…

On a parcel that includes designated Sensitive Lands, section 17.04.170(E)(6) awards a 5 percent density bonus for every 10 percent of the property dedicated as protected open space…

Commercial photography or video recording at any City of Pocatello facility needs a photography/video recording permit under § 5.06.035, whether tied to a permitted event or scheduled…

Anyone knocking on doors in the City of Pocatello to sell goods or take future orders, or to solicit contributions on private property, must first get a license from the City Clerk…

In the City of Pocatello, a homeowner can keep solicitors, peddlers and canvassers off the property simply by posting a sign. Section 5.52.140 makes it unlawful for anyone, licensed or…

Flying, launching or landing a drone at Bannock County's Downey Fairgrounds, Events Center or Portneuf Wellness Complex is banned without board authorization under Code § 12.20.070(F)…

In unincorporated Bannock County, flying a recreational drone at the county's recreation and events services areas is prohibited without the board of county commissioners' prior…

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…

Bannock County protects existing farms and ranches as permitted uses under Section 17.52.330(A), so operations running when the zoning ordinance took effect cannot be zoned out. The…

Existing farms and ranches in unincorporated Bannock County are protected as permitted uses under the zoning ordinance's grandfather clause, and Idaho's Right to Farm Act applies to…

In unincorporated Bannock County, homeowners' association codes, covenants and restrictions are private civil agreements the county does not create or enforce. Bannock County Code…

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 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…

Solar panel installations in unincorporated Bannock County fall under the county's adoption of the International Solar Energy Provisions, 2018 edition, as part of its building code…

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…

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…

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 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 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…