S 1445·ID·senate
INVASIVE SPECIES – Adds to existing law to provide that certain rats are invasive species.
FailedFiled Mar 27, 2026
Sponsor: STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
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Read First Time, Referred to Agricultural Affairs
Apr 1, 2026
Summary
The bill adds a new section to Idaho law naming the Norway rat, roof rat, and any uncontrolled wild rat as invasive species. It gives counties, cities and other local governments the power to remove these rats from public property and, with owner permission, from private property. An emergency declaration makes the law effective immediately after passage.
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