Public Conduct in Idaho (2026)

Boise doesn't ban panhandling itself, but Boise City Code section 5-2-5 makes it a misdemeanor to solicit money in an…

Caldwell criminalizes accosting people for money in public. City Code section 08-01-27(1)(F) makes it disorderly…

Idaho Falls makes it an offense to solicit money aggressively, through threats, blocking someone's path, or persistent…

Nampa's disorderly conduct ordinance makes it a misdemeanor to accost anyone in a public place for the purpose of…

In the City of Twin Falls, Idaho, the park code bars anyone in a park from soliciting or accosting other persons for…

The City of Pocatello does not license panhandling, but § 5.52.130 still limits where a panhandler can operate: no…

In unincorporated Bannock County, excreting human waste outside a designated restroom at the county's recreation and…

Idaho Falls makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate anywhere in public view, a straightforward public-view standard…

In the City of Twin Falls, Idaho, City Code § 6-2-3(E) makes it a misdemeanor to excrete human waste, including urine…

Ada County makes it a misdemeanor to excrete human waste, defined to include both defecation and urination, anywhere on…

Boise makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate anywhere except a toilet, whether on the ground, into a body of water…

Caldwell's disorderly conduct code makes it a misdemeanor to excrete human waste, including urine or feces, on the…

In the City of Coeur d'Alene, it is unlawful to urinate or defecate on public property or a public right of way, or on…

Meridian makes it an infraction to urinate or defecate on the ground anywhere within city limits, with a flat $100 fine…

Nampa's disorderly conduct ordinance makes it a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate on the ground, in water, or on any…

City Code Section 8.14.040(H)(3) lists defecation or urination upon streets, alleys, or public places, or in places…

Ada County bars riding a skateboard, roller skates, scooter, in-line skates, or bicycle on sidewalks, curbing, benches…

Boise bans skateboards, inline skates and similar wheeled devices outright in a downtown Dismount Zone and requires…

Kootenai County bans skateboards, roller skates and rollerblades on any beach, boat ramp, trail, dock or dock area at a…

Nampa bans skateboarding in specific mapped public areas, city hall and civic center, the downtown core, the recreation…

In the City of Twin Falls, Idaho, § 9-2-5(B) bars skateboards, roller skates, coasters, and toy vehicles on a sidewalk…

In unincorporated Twin Falls County, skateboarding or roller and in-line skating on any street, highway, roadway, or…

In the City of Coeur d'Alene, no one can ride a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, human powered scooter or…

In the City of Pocatello, no one on roller skates, a skateboard, coaster, sled or similar toy vehicle may go onto a…

Meridian bans skateboards, scooters, and bikes on ornamental surfaces, picnic tables, benches, tennis courts…

In the City of Coeur d'Alene, operating or permitting a sound amplification system on a street, alley, sidewalk…

Meridian makes it a misdemeanor to host a party that disrupts the peace or lets a minor drink, and can order the host…

In the City of Twin Falls, Idaho, the code sets no decibel limit or party curfew. Two subsections of City Code § 6-2-3…

Ada County bars loitering on the grounds of its Public Safety Complex on Barrister Drive unless the person is there…

Boise's disorderly conduct law makes it a misdemeanor to occupy or sleep in a private building without the owner's…

Caldwell's disorderly conduct ordinance bans loitering on any street, alley or public way while acting in a lewd…

Nampa's disorderly conduct ordinance bans loitering on streets, alleys or public ways without permission or a…

In the City of Twin Falls, Idaho, Twin Falls City Code § 8-3-7(E) bans loitering and boisterous conduct in city parks…

Ada County prohibits lighting, using, inhaling, or consuming any tobacco product or electronic cigarette anywhere on…

Meridian prohibits lighting, using, or consuming any tobacco product or electronic smoking device in city parks, though…

Boise bans smoking within 20 feet of bus stops, school and city building entrances, sidewalk cafes, and restaurant…

Caldwell bans smoking at the outdoor sports and event venues collectively known as the "Caldwell Events Center." City…

In the City of Coeur d'Alene, smoking is prohibited in all outdoor areas of the City Hall Campus, which takes in the…

In unincorporated Bannock County, smoking, vaping and tobacco use at the Portneuf Wellness Complex is confined to areas…

In Boise, a pedestrian who crosses a street anywhere other than a marked crosswalk or an unmarked crosswalk at an…

In the City of Twin Falls, Idaho, a pedestrian who crosses outside a marked crosswalk, or outside an unmarked crosswalk…

In the City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, a pedestrian crossing a street anywhere other than a marked crosswalk, pedestrian…

Bonneville County makes it unlawful to possess alcoholic liquor or beer at the County Fairgrounds, a rule captioned to…

In unincorporated Bannock County, drinking alcohol in parking lots, on sidewalks, paths, roads or in restrooms at the…

Boise bans drinking or carrying an open alcohol container in any public place, from sidewalks to parked cars.

Caldwell City Code bars carrying an open container of alcohol or drinking it on any street, public parking lot, in a…

In the City of Coeur d'Alene, section 5.08.160 bans drinking or holding an open container of beer, wine or other…

Possessing any alcoholic beverage in an Idaho Falls public park, recreation area, or adjacent parking lot is a…

Kootenai County bans alcoholic beverages outright at two lakefront facilities: Hauser Park and the BLM Mica Bay…

In the City of Pocatello, it is unlawful to sell, consume, or possess liquor or spirits in any Municipal park, and beer…

Adults 21 and older can carry beer and wine in most Ada County parks and waterways property, but the county blocks…

Meridian bans consuming or carrying an open container of any alcoholic beverage on public property or property open to…

Nampa prohibits drinking or carrying an open container of beer, wine, or liquor in parks, streets, and other public…

In the City of Twin Falls, Idaho, City Code § 8-3-7(A) bars possessing or consuming alcohol in a park where signs…