Idaho Code § 42-4302: definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Idaho water resource board.

(2) "Cloud seeding" means all acts undertaken to artificially distribute or create nuclei in cloud masses for the purposes of inducing precipitation, cloud forms, or other meteorological parameters. Cloud seeding for the suppression of fog and frost prevention measures for the protection of orchards and crops are excluded from the coverage of this chapter.

(3) "Methods used for cloud seeding" means methods to distribute or create nuclei in cloud masses, including ground generators, airplanes, drones, or other application methods.

(4) "Operational period" means the dates during which cloud seeding activities are authorized and conducted within a defined basin or project area, as approved by the board, typically October 1 through April 30.