Agency policy statements and guidance documents shall not have the force and effect of law pursuant to section 67-5207A, Idaho Code.
The Idaho Department of Lands agency guidance documents are available on this webpage. In 2020, Governor Brad Little signed Executive Order 2020-02: Transparency in Agency Guidance Documents. Among other things, it requires that every active Idaho agency guidance document be posted on the agency’s website, organized in a way that is easy for the public to navigate.
Fire Prevention and Suppression
715 – Certificate of Compliance – Fire Hazard Management Agreement / Notification of Forest Practice
- Attachment 1 – Certificate of Compliance
- Attachment 2 – Transfer of Fire Hazard
- Attachment 3 – Authorization for Extension
- Attachment 4 – Addendum
- Attachment 5 – Logging and Idaho Law: Know the Facts
Land Board Policies: Fire Program
806 – Hearing of Aggrieved Landowner
817 – Rural Fire Capacity Program
818 – Federal Excess Personal Property and Firefighter Property Program
- Attachment 1 – FEPP-FFP Handbook
- Attachment 2 – FEPP-FFP Memorandum of Agreement
- Attachment 3 – FEPP-FFP Application
821 – Wildfire Home Protection Zone Evaluation
- Attachment 1 – Idaho Wildfire Home Evaluation Guidelines
- Attachment 2 – Idaho Wildfire Home Protection Zone Evaluation – Homeowner
- Attachment 3 – Idaho Wildfire Home Protection Zone Evaluation – Agency
Managing Endowment Lands
Commercial Leasing (Land Board Policy 01/16/2024)
Endowment Land Exchange (Land Board Policy 12/20/2022)
Endowment Leasing Auction Process (Land Board Policy 10/17/2019)
Energy Leasing (Land Board Policy 06/18/2024)
Incidental Take Coverage under the ESA (Land Board Policy 04/13/2004)
Late Fees, Interest, Default and Termination for Leases and Permits
Protecting Natural Resources
Land Board Policies: Forestry Assistance
Forest Practices Act Rules Guidance
FPA 1 – Idaho Forest Practices Act
FPA 2 – Slash Removal from Streams
FPA 4 – Forest Roads – Compliant and Non-Compliant
FPA 6 – Stream Protection Zone (SPZ)
FPA 7 – Fords – When, When, Why and How
FPA 10 – Potentially Unstable Slopes and Landforms
FPA 12 – Fish Passage Guidelines When Installing Stream Crossings
FPA 13 – Slash Filter Windrows
FPA 14 – Correctly Classifying Streams to Protect Fisheries and Domestic Water Supplies
Agency Administration
Board and Commission
Administrative Policies
Governance Policy (11/15/2022)
Land Board Meetings Policy (12/20/2022)
Legal Representation Policy (06/17/2025)
Programmatic Policies
Commercial Leasing Policy (01/16/2024)
Endowment Administrative Sites Policy (12/20/2022)
Endowment Land Exchange Policy (12/20/2022)
Endowment Leasing Auction Process Policy (10/17/2019)
Energy Leasing Policy (06/18/2024)
Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan (10/17/2017)
Incidental Take Coverage under the Endangered Species Act (04/13/2004)
Mineral Lease Bonding Policy (04/10/1990)
Mineral Royalty Policy (11/23/1998)
Navigable Waterways – Disclaimers of Interest