Consistency In Knife Regulation

TITLE 18 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS CHAPTER 33 FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES AND OTHER DEADLY WEAPONS 18-3327. Consistency in Knife regulation. (1) Except as provided in sections 18-3302 and 18-3302A , Idaho Code, a city, county, or other political subdivision of this state shall not enact any ordinance, rule, or tax relating to the transportation, possession, carrying, sale, transfer, purchase, gift, devise, licensing, registration, or use of a knife or knife making components in this state. (2)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the following entities may regulate the possession of a knife: (a)  Public schools, including public charter schools; (b)  Any court of record for any courthouse; (c)  All law enforcement facilities; (d)  All places of involuntary confinement, including: (i)   Prisons and jails established pursuant to title 20 , Idaho Code; and (ii)  Entities managed and operated pursuant to section 56-203 , Idaho Code; and (e)  A city, county, or other political subdivision of the state in order to regulate child care facility safety standards. (3)  A city, county, or other political subdivision of this state shall not enact any rule or ordinance relating to the manufacture of a knife that is more restrictive than any rule or ordinance relating to the manufacture of any other commercial goods. (4)  Except as provided in sections 18-3302 and 18-3302A , Idaho Code, any rule or ordinance of a city, county, or political subdivision of this state that contradicts the provisions of this section shall be null, void, and of no force and effect.