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Garden City adopts ordinance banning motorized watercraft on Boise River, clarifies 'Boise River' definition

Garden City Council · November 17, 2025
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Summary

City council adopted ordinance 10‑58‑25 to prohibit motorized watercraft on the Boise River, amending the measure to add a definition of 'Boise River' that excludes ponds and tributaries and keeping violations as municipal infractions rather than misdemeanors.

City Attorney Wadhams presented the third reading and recommended amendments to ordinance 10‑58‑25 to prohibit motorized watercraft on the Boise River and to add a clear definition of the term for the ordinance. He corrected a prior citation and said the statutory authority is Idaho Code 67‑30‑7031(25). He recommended the ordinance exclude tributaries and ponds from the definition so privately managed ponds and HOA ponds…

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