{"data":{"id":"us-id/idaho-code-18-3323","jurisdiction":"us-id","citation":"Idaho Code § 18-3323","heading":"Biological weapons — Definitions.","body":"(1) Any person who knowingly develops, produces, stockpiles, transfers, acquires, retains or possesses any biological agent, toxin or delivery system for use as a weapon, or who knowingly assists another person or group of persons in doing so, or attempts, threatens or conspires to do so, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of up to and including life imprisonment or by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both.\n(2) As used in this section, the term \"for use as a weapon\" does not include the development, production, stockpiling, transfer, acquisition, retention or possession of a biological agent, toxin or delivery system for prophylactic, protective or other peaceful purposes if such biological agent, toxin or delivery system is of a type and in a quantity that is reasonable for such purposes.\n(3) The attorney general of the state of Idaho may obtain in a civil action an injunction against:\n(a) The conduct prohibited under this section;\n(b) The preparation, solicitation, attempt, threat or conspiracy to engage in conduct prohibited under this section; or\n(c) The development, production, stockpiling, acquisition, retention or possession of any biological agent, toxin or delivery system of a type or in a quantity that under the circumstances has no apparent justification for prophylactic, protective or other peaceful purposes.\n(4) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Biological agent\" means any microorganism, virus, infectious substance or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology, or any naturally occurring or bioengineered component of any such microorganism, virus, infectious substance or biological product that is capable of causing:\n(i) Death, disease or other biological malfunction in any animal, including humans, or any plant or other living organism;\n(ii) Deterioration of food, water, equipment, supplies or material of any kind; or\n(iii) Deleterious alteration of the environment;\n(b) \"Toxin\" means the toxic material of animals, plants, microorganisms, viruses, fungi, infectious substances or a recombinant molecule, whatever its origin or method of production including:\n(i) Any poisonous substance or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology produced from a living organism; or\n(ii) Any poisonous isomer or biological product, homologue, or derivative of such substance;\n(c) \"Delivery system\" means any apparatus, equipment, device, or means of delivery specifically designed to deliver or disseminate a biological agent, toxin or vector;\n(d) \"Vector\" means a living organism or molecule, including a recombinant molecule, or a biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology capable of carrying a biological agent to a host.","path":["TITLE 18 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 33 FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES AND OTHER DEADLY WEAPONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch33/sect18-3323/","current_through":"2026 Legislative Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T11:16:58Z","sha256":"0ba4dbf0fdfd45b6113bf69aed4f88dc03363280074e90b9029bd055f580eb25","source_id":"us-id","stale":false,"prev":"us-id/idaho-code-18-3322","next":"us-id/idaho-code-18-3324"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}