(1) No local government entity including, but not limited to, any city, county, township, or municipal corporation or any other body corporate and politic that is responsible for government activities in a geographic area smaller than that of the state of Idaho, shall:
(a)  Regulate the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, storage, distribution, use and application of soil and plant amendments;
(b)  Adopt or continue in effect local legislation relating to the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, storage, distribution, use or application of soil and plant amendments.
(2)  Ordinances adopted by the local government entity in violation of this section are void and unenforceable.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 22-2226

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Labeling: means all written, printed or graphic matter, upon or accompanying any soil amendment or plant amendment, or advertisements, brochures, posters, or television or radio announcements used in promoting the sale of the soil amendment or plant amendment. See Idaho Code 22-2203
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(3)  The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall not preempt county or city local zoning ordinances governing the physical location or siting of soil and plant amendment manufacturing, storage and sales facilities or protecting the quality of ground water or surface water in accordance with applicable state and federal law.