Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 35 - Tax Commission, State
Rule 35.01.03 - PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Section 35.01.03.960 - DEFINITIONS
Current through August 31, 2023
Section 63-1701, Idaho Code
01. Present Use. Present use means that the land contains trees of a marketable species which are being actively managed to produce a forest crop for eventual harvest and which may be accepted by a commercial mill. (3-31-22)
02. Silviculture. Silviculture includes the following activities: site preparation, planting, vegetation control, precommercial thinning, commercial thinning, fertilization, mechanical or chemical pest and disease control, pruning, inventorying, cruising, or regeneration surveys, fencing established to protect seedlings, and genetic tree improvement. (3-31-22)
03. Custodial Expenses. Custodial expenses are some of the expenses incurred in the management of forestlands. (3-31-22)
04. Forestland Management Plan. Forestland management plan means a written management plan reviewed by a professional consulting forester, Idaho Department of Lands private forestry specialist, professional industry forester, or federal government forester, to include eventual harvest of the forest crop. Professional forester is defined as an individual holding at least a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry from an accredited four (4) year institution. The forestland management plan will include as a minimum: (3-31-22)
05. Bare Forestland. Bare forestland will qualify as forestland only if, within five (5) years after harvest or initial assessment, they are planted or regenerated naturally to minimum stocking levels as specified by the Idaho Forest Practices Act. (Title 38, Chapter 13, Idaho Code). (3-31-22)
06. County Weighted Average Forestland Levy Rate. The county weighted average forestland levy rate is calculated by summing the products of the levy rate times the number of forested acres for each forested tax code area in each county and dividing this sum by the total number of forested acres in all forested tax code areas in each county. (3-31-22)
07. Weighted Average Forestland Levy Rate. The weighted average forestland levy rate is the weighted average forestland levy rate defined in Subsection 960.06 of this rule multiplied by the total number of designated forestland acres in each county. The sum of the product of this calculation for each county in a forest value zone is then divided by the total number of designated forestland acres in the forest value zone. (3-31-22)
08. Guiding Discount Rate. The guiding discount rate will be determined in accordance with procedures found in the User's Guide and derived from ten (10) year treasury constant maturity rates as reported by the federal reserve system, the producer price index (PPI) published by the U.S. bureau of labor statistics, and a risk premium. (3-31-22)
09. Real Price Appreciation of Stumpage. A real price appreciation (RPA) of stumpage in Idaho will be determined in accordance with procedures found in the User's Guide and will be benchmarked to the PPI for softwood logs and bolts as reported by the U.S. bureau of labor statistics, less inflation as reported in the PPI. (3-31-22)
10. Joint Ownership. Joint ownership as used in Subsections 963.01 and 966.01 of these rules includes ownership of a single parcel of forestland by two (2) or more legal entities irrespective of their proportionate ownership interests in the parcel, but will not include the community property interests of a spouse. (3-31-22)