# Idaho Code § 22-5402: 22-5402 LEGISLATIVE INTENT

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T22_C54_S22-5402

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 22-5402
- **Heading:** 22-5402 LEGISLATIVE INTENT
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 22 / Chapter 54 / Section 22-5402

## Text

22-5402. legislative intent. The legislative intent of this act is to authorize the Idaho state department of agriculture to administer and enforce this act, the produce safety rule, not to exceed the standards required by federal law. The Idaho state department of agriculture shall create a program capable of fulfilling a thorough and competent preventive food safety system through a collaborative and cooperative effort that will demonstrate movement toward the goal of improved produce safety. Such program shall ensure that fresh fruit and vegetables meet standards to provide the safest food to consumers and improve access to wholesome nutritious fresh produce across the state, the nation and the world.

History:

[22-5402, added 2018, ch. 216, sec. 2, p. 487.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 22-5401 22-5401 TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T22_C54_S22-5401.md)
- [Idaho Code § 22-5402 22-5402 LEGISLATIVE INTENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T22_C54_S22-5402.md)
- [Idaho Code § 22-5403 22-5403 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T22_C54_S22-5403.md)
- [Idaho Code § 22-5404 22-5404 ADMINISTRATION — ENFORCEMENT — RULES AND COOPERATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T22_C54_S22-5404.md)
- [Idaho Code § 22-5405 22-5405 INSPECTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T22_C54_S22-5405.md)
- [Idaho Code § 22-5406 22-5406 VIOLATIONS — PENALTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T22_C54_S22-5406.md)
- [Idaho Code § 22-5407 22-5407 STOP SALE AND HOLD AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T22_C54_S22-5407.md)

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