As used in this act:
(a)  "Owner" means any individual, family, business, corporation, partnership, association, or farm operation having any right, title or interest in property which is acquired, condemned, or sought to be acquired or condemned by a department or an agency as defined in this act.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 58-1102

  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, evidences of debt and general intangibles as defined in the uniform commercial code — secured transactions. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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
(b)  "Department" means the division of highways of the department of transportation of the state of Idaho.
(c)  "Political subdivision" means any local unit or agency of government of the state of Idaho, and includes but is not limited to good roads districts, highway districts, cities and counties.
(d)  "Agency" means any department, agency or instrumentality of the state of Idaho or of any political subdivision thereof which is financed in whole or in part by funds furnished by the federal government and which is authorized by the laws of the state of Idaho to acquire property by eminent domain.
(e)  "Business" means any lawful activity, excepting a farm operation, conducted primarily for the purchase, sale, resale, lease and rental of personal property and real property, and for the manufacture, processing or marketing of products, commodities, or any other personal property; or for the sale of services to the public; or by a nonprofit organization or corporation.
(f)  "Farm operation" means any activity conducted solely or primarily for the production of one or more agricultural products or commodities, including timber, for sale or home use, and customarily producing such products or commodities in sufficient quantity to be capable of contributing materially to the operator’s support.