Endangered Species - Habitat Provisions - Idaho

This section provides location guidelines for swine facilities regulated by this chapter. Where the location guidelines provide a specific setback distance, that distance is the minimum setback distance that may be imposed. Further setback distances shall be imposed as circumstances require. . . . (6) Further, swine facilities shall not be located: (a) In areas designated by the United States fish and wildlife service or the Idaho department of fish and game as critical habitat for endangered or threatened species of plants, fish or wildlife; (1) The following location restrictions shall apply to all new MSWLF units, existing MSWLF units, and lateral expansions. Existing sites that cannot demonstrate compliance with the following standards for airports, floodplains, or unstable areas, must close by October 9, 1996, except as otherwise provided in 40 CFR 258.16. (2) All MSWLF units to which this chapter is applicable shall meet the following locational standards: . . . (b) Shall not be located in areas designated by the United States fish and wildlife service or the Idaho department of fish and game as critical habitat for endangered or threatened species of plants, fish, or wildlife, or designated as critical migratory routes for protectively managed species;

Citation: I.C. § 39-7907; I.C. § 39-7407;