Bonneville County, ID Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Covered land
- Vacant lots, fields, parking strips, canals
- Trigger
- Weeds/offensive plants allowed to grow
- Enforcer
- County Weed Control Supervisor
- Notice
- Written notice with abatement deadline (§91.06)
- Nonpayment
- Unpaid cleanup becomes a property lien
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor; new offense every 10 days
Summary
Bonneville County makes it unlawful to let weeds or offensive plants grow on vacant lots, fields, parking strips, sidewalks, curbing or canals anywhere in the county under Code § 91.03. The County Weed Control Supervisor can order abatement, and unpaid cleanup costs become a lien on the property.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or the person in control of any land within the county, whether within a subdivision or outside a subdivision, to allow, permit or suffer weeds or offensive plants to grow or exist on or in parking strips, sidewalks, curbing, canals or upon vacant lots and fields and subdivisions.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-1: Ordinance 280-26, passed 1-20-2026).
Full Breakdown
03 of the Bonneville County Code bars the owner or person in control of any land in the county, inside or outside a subdivision, from allowing weeds or offensive plants to grow on parking strips, sidewalks, curbing, canals, or vacant lots and fields and subdivisions. 06, serves written notice describing the property and setting a deadline to cut, remove and destroy the growth; if the owner cannot be found, notice is posted on the premises and mailed by registered mail. 04 ordering the owner to appear in magistrate court.
08. 01 sets the trigger: any plant over ten inches tall counts as a regulated weed, and any Idaho Code Title 22, Chapter 24 noxious weed is regulated regardless of height. 99(B).
Violations & Fines
A vacant-lot weed violation under §§ 91.01-91.09 is a misdemeanor punished as state law provides for misdemeanor convictions, per § 91.99(B). Every ten-day period the violation continues after a citation is issued or notice served is a separate offense, so unabated lots can generate repeat charges. Ignoring an abatement notice also exposes the owner to a county cleanup lien under §§ 91.07-91.08.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who enforces vacant lot weed rules in Bonneville County?
What happens if I never clean up my vacant lot?
Does the weed ordinance apply outside subdivisions too?
Sources & Official References
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