# Idaho Code § 18-7108: 18-7108 SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C71_S18-7108

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 18-7108
- **Heading:** 18-7108 SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 18 / Chapter 71 / Section 18-7108

## Text

18-7108. scope and applicability. Nothing in this chapter shall:

(1) Prevent government agents from conducting lawful investigations from public vantage points or entering private land in response to exigent circumstances;

(2) Prevent government agents from entering private land only to the extent necessary to serve civil process or conduct welfare checks;

(3) Interfere with the use or administration of water rights as provided for in Idaho law;

(4) Interfere with the ability of the department of water resources, or a designated watermaster, to make reasonable entry upon any lands to carry out duties imposed by law;

(5) Interfere with the right of the owner or operator of any right-of-way or easement for any ditch, canal, lateral, drain, or other conduit, as described by law;

(6) Limit lawful aerial observation conducted in compliance with section 21-213, Idaho Code;

(7) Limit lawful entry to control noxious weeds as authorized in section 22-2406, Idaho Code;

(8) Limit lawful entry by abatement district employees as authorized in section 39-2804, Idaho Code;

(9) Limit lawful entry as authorized in sections 7-705, 40-1310, 40-2301, and 54-1230, Idaho Code; or

(10) Increase or diminish any rights, protections, or legal authorizations with respect to any place of habitation or the associated curtilage.

History:

[18-7108, added 2026, ch. 261, sec. 1, p. 1110; am. 2026, ch. 278, sec. 1, p. 1167.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 18-7101 18-7101 SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C71_S18-7101.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-7102 18-7102 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C71_S18-7102.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-7103 18-7103 PRIVATE LAND PROTECTION — PROTECTION FROM WARRANTLESS SEARCH.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C71_S18-7103.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-7104 18-7104 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND LOCAL COORDINATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C71_S18-7104.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-7105 18-7105 LIMITED ACCESS FOR GOVERNMENT AGENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C71_S18-7105.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-7106 18-7106 CIVIL LIABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C71_S18-7106.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-7107 18-7107 CRIMINAL LIABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C71_S18-7107.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-7108 18-7108 SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C71_S18-7108.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-7109 18-7109 SEVERABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C71_S18-7109.md)

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