Idaho § 6-2002 DEFINITIONS

Idaho Statutes

§ 6-2002 — DEFINITIONS

Idaho § 6-2002

Title 6ACTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES

Ch. 20DISPARAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL FOOD PRODUCTS

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Idaho Code § 6-2002 (2026).

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As used in this chapter:

(1)"Disparagement" means the publication to a third party of a false factual statement; and

(a)The published statement is of and concerning the plaintiff’s specific perishable agricultural food product;

(b)The statement clearly impugns the safety of the product;

(c)The defendant intended the publication to cause harm to the plaintiff’s pecuniary interest, or either recognized or reasonably should have recognized that it was likely to do so;

(d)The defendant made the statement with actual malice, that is, he knew that the statement was false or acted in reckless disregard of its truth or falsity; and

(e)The statement does in fact cause the plaintiff pecuniary loss.

(2)"Perishable agricultural food product" means an agricultural product as defined in section 2

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As used in this chapter:
(1) "Disparagement" means the publication to a third party of a false factual statement; and
(a) The published statement is of and concerning the plaintiff’s specific perishable agricultural food product;
(b) The statement clearly impugns the safety of the product;
(c) The defendant intended the publication to cause harm to the plaintiff’s pecuniary interest, or either recognized or reasonably should have recognized that it was likely to do so;
(d) The defendant made the statement with actual malice, that is, he knew that the statement was false or acted in reckless disregard of its truth or falsity; and
(e) The statement does in fact cause the plaintiff pecuniary loss.
(2) "Perishable agricultural food product" means an agricultural product as defined in section 22-2602, Idaho Code, intended for human consumption which is sold or distributed in a form that will perish or decay beyond marketability within a period of time.