IDAHO BOARD OF SCALING PRACTICES

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       Coeur d'Alene, ID  83815

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This page provides links to information regarding legal authority

 and the technical aspects of Idaho log scaling practices

Idaho Code References to Laws Administered by the Idaho Board of Scaling Practices

Idaho Log Scaling Laws  This is a link to Idaho Statutes (38-801 through 38-1222) governing Log Scaling (Idaho Code, Title 38,Chapter 12, Log Scaling)

Idaho Log Brands Law  This is a link to the Idaho Statute governing Log Brands (Idaho Code, 38-808, Recording Log Brands -- Penalty)

Idaho Prize (Abandoned) Logs Law  This is a link to the Idaho Statute governing Prize Logs (Idaho Code, 38-809, Prize Logs -- Sale at Public Auction)
 

Administrative Rules of the Idaho Board of Scaling Practices

Department of Administration -- Administrative Rules -- Department of Lands   This will link to the administrative rules of the Idaho Board of Scaling Practices. These rules enumerate how all Idaho scaling for commercial purposes is done. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to select 20.06.02, General Rules, Licensing, and Check Scales of the Idaho Board of Scaling Practices or 20.06.03, Measurement Rules for Forest Products of the State Board of Scaling Practices (Note: To open these "PDF" documents you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed).

Link directly to the PDF files here:

Chapter 2 "General Rules, Licensing and Check Scales of the Idaho Board of Scaling Practices"

Chapter 3 "Measurement Rules for Forest Products of the Idaho Board of Scaling Practices"

Measurement Rules for Forest Products of the State Board of Scaling Practices (IDAPA 20.06.03) require the use of procedures outlined in Chapters 10, 20, and 30 of the National Forest Log Scaling Handbook, Amendment No. 6 edition.  An online version of these chapters can be viewed by following the section links listed below:

Chapter 10

Chapter 20

Chapter 30

Or you can download copies of these chapters in MS Word format by clicking on the titles below:

                                   Chapter 10 (MS Word format, approximately 425 kb in size)

                                   Chapter 20 (MS Word format, approximately 105 kb in size)

                                   Chapter 30 (MS Word format, approximately 1,115 kb in size)

Courtesy links to United States Forest Service scaling websites are listed below:
http://www.fs.fed.us/fmsc/measure/handbooks/index.shtml   This is a link to a United States Forest Service scaling website page where you can view other measurement guides and handbooks.

The new Forest Service handbook, Amendment 2409.11-2006-1, is found here:  Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 2409.11 - NATIONAL FOREST LOG SCALING HANDBOOK .  This Forest Service Handbook (2409.11-2006-1) has NOT been adopted by the Idaho Board of Scaling Practices for Scribner decimal "C" scaling in Idaho.