Public information officer Mike Meier of Boundary County provides this news release:

"The Boundary County Sheriff’s Office does not have the authority to enforce the commercial  huckleberry picking restriction, that is a charge that needs to be investigated by the Forest Service as we do not have an Idaho law pertaining to commercial picking and selling of huckleberries.  What we can enforce are any violations of the Idaho code, which may include littering, threats etc.  We encourage the public to notify the Forest Service of any suspected commercial huckleberry picking camps and to also notify our office of any camps where there may be violations of Idaho law.  

"We will have an increased presence in the forest and popular huckleberry picking locations to help keep potential problems down.  The Sheriff’s Office has started a back-country patrol program with the use of a dual-sport motorbike and ATV’s to more easily check some of these areas.  We have a few of our volunteer Reserve Officers that assist us in these patrol checks.  We have included below a press release from the Forest Service pertaining to commercial huckleberry picking."

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