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Council adopts ordinance banning motorized watercraft on Boise River, narrows definition

Garden City City Council · November 17, 2025
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Summary

Garden City adopted Ordinance 10-58-25 Nov. 10, 2025, prohibiting motorized watercraft on the Boise River as defined in the ordinance (excluding ponds and tributaries) and keeping the municipal penalty as an infraction per staff recommendation.

The Garden City Council voted Nov. 10 to adopt Ordinance 10-58-25, which prohibits motorized watercraft on the Boise River within the city's jurisdiction. The ordinance was approved as amended to include a definition of "Boise River" in the ordinance text that excludes ponds and tributaries from the river definition and to reflect corrected statutory authority.

City attorney Wadhams told the council he discovered a clerical error in a packet citation and…

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