The major programs of the Animals category includes:

• Disease control and eradication
• Maintaining the state’s animal disease-free status
• Inspection and testing of animals, milk and milk products approval and inspection of dairy and beef waste systems
• Inspection and licensing of dairy processing facilities and various other animal agriculture facilities
• Enhancing the viability of rural communities by providing leadership in managing Idaho’s natural resources and assistance in resolving rangeland management issues.

The ISDA administers the following environment programs:

• Agricultural Ground Water Quality Protection Program
• Surface Water Quality and BMP Evaluation
• CAFO Siting Team
• Idaho State Pesticide Management Plan
• Smoke Management and Crop Residue Disposal
• Dairies and Beef Cattle Animal Feeding Operations

The ISDA performs inspections and/or exams in the following areas:

• Bees (Apiary)
• Commodity Dealers
• Fields - for Phytosanitary Certification
• Food Safety
• Fresh Fruit & Vegetables
• Hops
• Nursery, Florists & Landscaping
• Organic
• Pesticide Applicators
• Seed Buyers
• Warehouses
• Weights & Measures

The ISDA provides the following laboratory services:

• Animal Health Lab
• Dairy Lab
• Feed and Fertilizer Lab
• Metrology Lab
• Plant Pathology Lab
• Seed Lab
• Idaho Food Quality Assurance Lab

The following licenses and registrations can be obtained through the Idaho State Department of Agriculture:

ISDA Marketing provides many services customized to meet the needs of Idaho companies and producers in the areas of:

• International Marketing
• Domestic Marketing
• Idaho Preferred
• Financial Assistance
• Export Statistics
• And a Calendar of Events

Through education and enforcement, the ISDA ensures compliance with federal and state rules and laws governing pesticide use in Idaho. Pesticide related programs include:

• Applicator Licensing
• Chemigation
• Ground and Surface Water Protection
• Worker Protection
• Farm Safety
• Toxicological Risk Assessment
• Endangered Species Protection
• Waste Pesticide Disposal
• Pesticide Registration
• Container Recycling
• Urban Pesticide Program
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Proper Recordkeeping

Plants and Insects programs include the following:

• Consumer Protection through Commercial Feed, Fertilizer and Soil & Plant Amendment Registrations
• Export and Phytosanitary Certification
• Pest Exclusion
• Control of Grasshoppers and Mormon Crickets
• Control of Noxious Weeds
• Certification of Organic Food Products
• Hops Inspections
• Nursery, Florist & Landscaping Licenses
• Inspection of Potato Brands and Potatoes in Retail Outlets

The Warehouse Control program is responsible for regulating the following:

• Public Warehouses
• Commodity Dealers
• Seed Buyer

Idaho's warehouse and seed industries store and market a wide variety of commodities such as wheat, barley, oats, dry edible beans, peas, lentils and a number of other diverse seed crops grown in Idaho.

ISDA Weights & Measures responsibilities and services include statewide:

• Inspection of accuracy and suitability of Commercial Weighing and Metering Devices
• Inspection of Packaged Products to ensure net contents meet labeled weight, volume or count
• Investigation of short delivery and misleading advertising
• Monitoring of Octane Labeling

An alphabetical list of all ISDA Programs and Services.