Idaho Code § 47-1323

Dredge mining of water bodies making up the national wild and scenic rivers system prohibited

Known as the Idaho Dredge and Placer Mining Protection Act

The act spans §§ 47–47 (14 sections).

I.C., § 47-1323, as added by 1970, ch. 244, § 1, p. 659; am. 1977, ch. 114, § 1, p. 246.

Dredge mining in any form shall be prohibited on:

(1) The middle fork of the Clearwater river, from the town of Kooskia upstream to the town of Lowell; the Lochsa river from its junction with the Selway at Lowell forming the middle fork, upstream to the Powell ranger station; and the Selway river from Lowell upstream to its origin;

(2) The middle fork of the Salmon river, from its origin to its confluence with the main Salmon river;

(3) The St. Joe river, including tributaries, from its origin to its confluence with Coeur d’Alene lake, except for the St. Maries river and its tributaries.

Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.