247.61 Commissioner of noxious weeds; appointment, term, removal, report. Sec. 1. The governing body of any city, village or township may appoint a competent person to be the commissioner of noxious weeds who shall take the oath required of township, city or village officers, and shall hold office for the term of 2 years and […]
247.62 Noxious weeds; definition. Sec. 2. For the purpose of this act, “noxious weeds” includes Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), dodders (any species of Cuscuta), mustards (charlock, black mustard, and Indian mustard, species of Brassica or Sinapis), wild carrot (Daucus carota), bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), perennial sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis), hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana), giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum), […]
247.63 Noxious weeds; eradication; duty of commissioner. Sec. 3. The commissioner of noxious weeds shall diligently inquire concerning the introduction and existence of noxious weeds in his township, city or village and if any are found growing therein, he shall take charge of all such growing and take care that they do not go to […]
247.64 Destruction of noxious weeds; duty of owner, commissioner, agent, and department of natural resources and environment; notice; ordinance; resolution; expenses; lien; penalty; exceptions; action in court of claims. Sec. 4. (1) The owner of land on which noxious weeds are found growing shall destroy the weeds before they reach a seed bearing stage and […]
247.64a Cutting of weeds by township, city, or village; publication of notice; charging cost to owner; provisions inapplicable to railroads. Sec. 4a. (1) Instead of the notice required by section 4, the township, city, or village may publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county during the month of March that […]
247.65 Noxious weeds; means of eradication; limitation of expense. Sec. 5. The commissioner shall apply the best known means, and use the utmost diligence, in eradicating noxious weeds; but he shall not have power to expend in work or materials more than $25.00 on any 1 infested tract, without the advice and consent, in writing, […]
247.66 Noxious weeds; prosecution of violators of act. Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to prosecute or complain to the proper authorities of any person or corporation who may violate any law now existing, or which may hereafter be passed, on the subject of noxious weeds. History: 1941, Act 359, Eff. […]
247.67 Commissioner; annual report, contents. Sec. 7. The commissioner shall, annually, before the first day of December, make a written report to the department of agriculture and to the body by whom he was appointed, as the case may be. Said report shall be made out upon blank forms furnished by the department of agriculture […]
247.68 Department of agriculture; duty to enforce law; cooperation with commissioners. Sec. 8. The department of agriculture is authorized and it shall be its duty to assist in the enforcement of this law. The department shall cooperate with the various commissioners of noxious weeds in carrying out the provisions of this act and shall advise […]
247.69 Board of supervisors; auditing accounts of commissioner; payment. Sec. 9. The board of supervisors or other official body appointing any commissioner shall audit the accounts of the commissioner, both for his services and for the money expended or labor employed by him; and they shall provide for their payment as they now do for […]
247.70 County board of commissioners; appropriation; powers; penalties; jurisdiction. Sec. 10. (1) The county board of commissioners may make an appropriation from the county treasury to aid in destroying the noxious weeds in a town or precinct of the county. The board of commissioners may assume control over the noxious weeds in all or part […]
247.71 Railroads; failure to comply, penalty. Sec. 11. If any company, association or person owning, controlling or operating a railroad shall refuse or neglect to dig up and destroy, or take other certain means of exterminating noxious weeds that may at any time be growing upon the right of way or other lands of such […]
247.72 Highways; noxious weeds; duty of officials to prevent growth. Sec. 12. It shall be the duty of the state highway commissioner to prevent all noxious weeds as defined in this act from growing within the right of way of any highways under his jurisdiction. It shall be the duty of each county road commission […]
