Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 18-3327 - CONSISTENCY IN KNIFE REGULATION(1) Except as provided in sections 18-3302 and 18-3302A, Idaho Code, a city, county, or other political subdivision of this state shall not enact any ordinance, rule, or tax relating to the transportation, possession, carrying, sale, transfer, purchase, gift, devise, licensing, registration, or use of a knife or knife making components in this state.(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the following entities may regulate the possession of a knife: (a) Public schools, including public charter schools;(b) Any court of record for any courthouse;(c) All law enforcement facilities;(d) All places of involuntary confinement, including: (i) Prisons and jails established pursuant to title 20, Idaho Code; and(ii) Entities managed and operated pursuant to section 56-203, Idaho Code; and(e) A city, county, or other political subdivision of the state in order to regulate child care facility safety standards.(3) A city, county, or other political subdivision of this state shall not enact any rule or ordinance relating to the manufacture of a knife that is more restrictive than any rule or ordinance relating to the manufacture of any other commercial goods.(4) Except as provided in sections 18-3302 and 18-3302A, Idaho Code, any rule or ordinance of a city, county, or political subdivision of this state that contradicts the provisions of this section shall be null, void, and of no force and effect.Added by 2024 Session Laws, ch. 221,sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.