The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-05-16

Kill or exterminate the same or II such lana
is unoccupled and owned by a nonresident
such notice shall be mailed to the owner
address or II the address IS unknown. posted
upon the land or premises where such inJur-
ions rodents are to be eNterminHted; anu II
u pom the land or right OF way of any railroad
com pahy such notice may be served upon its
agent at the station nearest to such land or
right of way: and il the work of exterminat-
ing same is not done within such time the
person or persons SO authorized by the
county commissioners shall proceed to
poison. kin or exterminate such injurious
rodents on such LAND or premises, provided,
that such person or persons, shall when
poison is laid out, use every precautlon 70
prevent the destruction Of domestic fowl or
animals.
Section S. Any person or persons so auth
orized upder the provisions OF this act shall
make a sworn statement to the county OF the
time put in and the poisons.or other supplies
used on each tract of land and the charges
for exterminating injurious rodents shall be
charged as taxes against each tract OF land
on which the expenses were incurred, and
shall be collected the same as other taxes,
provided, that the maximum charge against
and sixty acres or more shall not be greater
in any one year than ut the rate OF sixteen
dollars per one hundred and sixty acres, and
the minimum charge shall not be less than
one dollar against any tract OF land.
Section =. All poisons and poisoned bats
prepared and distributed under authority of
the board of county commissioners shall be
placed In containers plainly labeled to show
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thereof.
Section z. In order to secure the most
effective and economical expenditure of
funds used In DISCRIMINATING injurious
rodents, the boards of county commissioners
taking advantage of the provisions of this
act shall cooperate, so far AS practicable
with state and federal organizations engage
ed in similar work.
Section 8. Section 1204G Of chapter &C.
compiled laws of the state of Idaho, author
izing bounty on prairie or pocket gophers,
gray gophers, ground squirrels, prairie dogs
and authorizing levy for said purpose, is
hereby repealed.
Section g. The unexpended balance OF the
fund collected by tax levies for the years
1917 and 1918 under the provisions Of section
l2O4G OF chapter 66, compiled laws OF the
STATE OF Idaho' Is hereby appropriated to be
expended in the determination of ground
squirrels, pocket gophers and other injurious
rodents in the state OF Idaho under the
direction OF the extension division OF the
University of Idaho in cooperation with the
bureau OF biological survey OF the United
States department OF agriculture.
Section 10. The extension division of the
University OF Idaho is hereby authorized to
furnish poisons and other supplies at cost to
persons or organizations for the purpose of
DISCRIMINATING ground squirrels, pocket
gophers or other injurious rodents.
Section II. All acts and parts OF acts IN
conflict with this act are hereby repealed to
the extent of such conflict.
Section IL. An emergency existing, there
for this act shall take effect and be in full
force from and after its passage and approx
al.