Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 58-1303 (2026)

Encroachment on navigable lakes — Powers of state land board. 

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Encroachment on navigable lakes — Powers of state land board. 

The board of land commissioners shall regulate, control and may permit encroachments in aid of navigation or not in aid of navigation on, in or above the beds or waters of navigable lakes as provided herein.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2003–2025 · leading case: Lake CDA Inv., LLC v. Idaho Dep't of Lands, 233 P.3d 721 (Idaho 2010).
Lake CDA Inv., LLC v. Idaho Dep't of Lands, 233 P.3d 721 (Idaho 2010). · cites it 2× “” The State Board of Land Commissioners has the power to grant encroachments in aid of navigation in or above the beds of navigable lakes, I.C. § 58-1303, which includes Lake Coeur d’Alene.”
Lovitt v. Robideaux, 78 P.3d 389 (Idaho 2003). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 58-1303. Generally, the board should approve a permit application.”
Byrd v. Idaho State Brd. of Land Commissioners (Idaho 2022). · cites it 2× “See I.C. § 58-1303 (granting powers to the Board to “regulate,” “control,” and “permit” navigational encroachments); Lovitt, 139 Idaho at 326–27, 78 P.”
Wilson v. Idaho State Bd. of Land Commissioners (Idaho 2025). · cites it 2× “§ 58-1301; see I.C. § 58-1303; Act of Apr. 5, 1974, ch. 243, § 1, 1974 Idaho Sess.”
Wilson v. Idaho State Bd. of Land Commissioners (Idaho 2025). · cites it 2× “§ 58-1301; see I.C. § 58-1303; Act of Apr. 5, 1974, ch. 243, § 1, 1974 Idaho Sess.”
Newton v. MJK/BJK MBK Lake; KAKM & Idaho Dept of Lands (Idaho 2020). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 58-1303. Idaho Code section 58-119(1) vests IDL with the power to exercise the Board’s rights, powers, and duties with limited exceptions.”
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