Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 61-801 (2026)

Legislative findings and purposes. 

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Legislative findings and purposes. 

The legislature of the state of Idaho finds that the efficient and safe distribution of electricity is critical to the well-being of the citizens and the economy of the state, including the business of agriculture, and that this enactment is necessary for the protection of the public welfare and benefit. The legislature also finds that the potential impact of stray current or voltage on dairy cows is a matter of interest and concern to dairy producers with dairies situated near and served by a multi-grounded wye electrical distribution system, which is the type of distribution system used by utilities in this state. Scientific research has established a level of stray current or voltage, at or below which no effect on a dairy cow’s behavior, health or milk production has been shown. To provide for the continued, safe and efficient availability of electricity while addressing complaints regarding stray current or voltage, it is necessary and appropriate to: establish a uniform preventive action level; establish uniform procedures and protocols for measurements of stray current or voltage; require, when necessary, that the sources of stray current or voltage be identified; require, when necessary, adequate remediation; and establish procedures for handling complaints.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1934–2009 · leading case: Kent v. Idaho Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 469 P.2d 745 (Idaho 1970).
Kent v. Idaho Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 469 P.2d 745 (Idaho 1970). · cites it 4× “I.C. §§ 61-801 and 61-817. The Commission had full power and authority to order appellants to produce evidence of Avery's past activities.”
Garrity v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 34 P.2d 949 (Idaho 1934). · cites it 4× “” Section 61-801, I. C. A., reading as follows: “Annual state tax levy.”
State v. Hahn, 441 P.2d 714 (Idaho 1968). · cites it 4× “By the terms of I.C. § 61-801, which is a part of the motor carrier act (Ch.”
Winner Bros. v. Seitz Elec., Inc., 912 N.E.2d 1180 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009). “” Idaho Code 61-801. {¶ 54} Idaho’s Stray Voltage and Remediation Act does not define the level below which current has no effect on milk production.”
Forde L. Johnson Oil Co. v. H. F. Johnson Oil Co., 372 P.2d 135 (Idaho 1962). · cites it 2× “dance with the provisions of this chapter, if it is found that the applicant is fit, willing, and able properly to perform the service proposed and to conform to the provisions of this chapter and the requirements, rules and regulations of the commission thereunder, and that the…”
Grover v. Idaho Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 364 P.2d 167 (Idaho 1961). · cites it 2× “Prior to January 1, 1952, appellants operated without permits, the then-existing statute covered only carriers operating between fixed termini or over regular routes, I.C. § 61-801, subd. e and § 61-802. Carriers operating over irregular routes were brought within the statute by…”
Siewert v. N. States Power Co., 757 N.W.2d 909 (Minn. Ct. App. 2008). “Idaho Code Ann. §§ 61-801 to 61-809 (Supp.”
Hartwig v. Pugh, 542 P.2d 70 (Idaho 1975). · cites it 3× “Respondents sought, and the Commission granted, a motor common carrier permit as required by the Motor Carrier Act, Chapter 8 of Title 61 (§ 61-801 et seq.), Idaho Code. Section 61-802 sets the following requirements for issuance of a motor carrier permit: “It shall be unlawful…”
N. Pac. Ry. Co. v. Shoshone Cnty., 116 P.2d 221 (Idaho 1941). · cites it 4× “221: “Upon the same property designated in Section 61-801, and for the same year, in those counties within the State of Idaho where property assessed at more than 67% of the total assessed valuation of such counties is situated outside of the boundaries of school districts, the…”
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