Section 18.90 — Grant Program.
18.90 GRANT PROGRAM. (a) From funds available in the noxious weed and invasive plant species assistance account established in section 18.89, the commissioner shall administer a grant program to assist counties and municipalities and other weed management entities in the cost of implementing and maintaining noxious weed control programs and in addressing special weed control […]
Section 18.91 — Advisory Committee; Membership.
18.91 ADVISORY COMMITTEE; MEMBERSHIP. Subdivision 1. Duties. The commissioner shall consult with the Noxious Weed Advisory Committee to advise the commissioner concerning responsibilities under the noxious weed control program. The committee shall evaluate species for invasiveness, difficulty of control, cost of control, benefits, and amount of injury caused by them. For each species evaluated, the […]
Section 18.82 — Transportation Of Noxious Weed Propagating Parts.
18.82 TRANSPORTATION OF NOXIOUS WEED PROPAGATING PARTS. Subdivision 1. Permits. Transporting noxious weed propagating parts without a permit is prohibited, except as provided in section 21.74. If a person wants to transport noxious weed propagating parts along a public roadway, including materials or equipment containing the propagating parts of noxious weeds, the person must secure […]
Section 18.83 — Control; Eradication; Notices; Expenses.
18.83 CONTROL; ERADICATION; NOTICES; EXPENSES. Subdivision 1. General weed notice. A general notice for noxious weed control or eradication must be published on or before May 15 of each year. Failure of the county agricultural weed inspector or county-designated employee to publish the general notice does not relieve a person from the necessity of full […]
Section 18.84 — Liability; Appeals.
18.84 LIABILITY; APPEALS. Subdivision 1. Counties and municipalities. Counties and municipalities are not liable for damages from the noxious weed control program for actions conducted in accordance with sections 18.76 to 18.91. Subd. 2. Appeal of charges to county board. A person who is ordered to control noxious weeds under sections 18.76 to 18.91 and […]
Section 18.86 — Unlawful Acts.
18.86 UNLAWFUL ACTS. No person may: (1) hinder or obstruct in any way an inspector or county-designated employee in the performance of duties under sections 18.76 to 18.91 or related rules; (2) neglect, fail, or refuse to comply with section 18.82 or related rules in the transportation and use of material or equipment infested with […]
Section 18.87 — Penalty.
18.87 PENALTY. A violation of section 18.86 or a rule adopted under that section is a misdemeanor. Inspectors, county-designated employees, or their appointed assistants are not subject to the penalties of this section for failure, neglect, or refusal to perform duties imposed on them by sections 18.76 to 18.91. History: 1992 c 500 s 13; […]
Section 18.88 — Noxious Weed Program Funding.
18.88 NOXIOUS WEED PROGRAM FUNDING. Subdivision 1. County. The county board shall pay, from the general revenue or other fund for the county, the expenses for the county agricultural inspector position or county-designated employee, for noxious weed control or eradication on all land owned by the county or on land for which the county is […]
Section 18.89 — Noxious Weed And Invasive Plant Species Assistance Account.
18.89 NOXIOUS WEED AND INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT. The noxious weed and invasive plant species assistance account is created in the agricultural fund. The account may be used to carry out the purposes of section 18.90. Any money transferred or appropriated to the account and any money received by the account as gifts or […]
Section 18.75 — Purpose.
18.75 PURPOSE. It is the policy of the legislature that residents of the state be protected from the injurious effects of noxious weeds on public health, the environment, public roads, crops, livestock, and other property. Sections 18.76 to 18.91 contain procedures for controlling and eradicating noxious weeds on all lands within the state. History: 1992 […]