RCW 17.10.007 Purpose—Construction—1975 1st ex.s. c 13. The purpose of this chapter is to limit economic loss and adverse effects to Washington’s agricultural, natural, and human resources due to the presence and spread of noxious weeds on all terrestrial and aquatic areas in the state. The intent of the legislature is that this chapter be […]
RCW 17.10.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) “Agent” means any occupant or any other person acting for the owner and working or in charge of the land. (2) “Agricultural purposes” are those that are intended to provide for the growth and harvest of […]
RCW 17.10.020 County noxious weed control boards—Created—Jurisdiction—Inactive status. (1) In each county of the state there is created a noxious weed control board, bearing the name of the county within which it is located. The jurisdictional boundaries of each board are the boundaries of the county within which it is located. (2) Each noxious weed […]
RCW 17.10.030 State noxious weed control board—Members—Terms—Elections—Meetings—Reimbursement for travel expenses. There is created a state noxious weed control board comprised of nine voting members and four nonvoting members. Four of the voting members shall be elected by the members of the various activated county noxious weed control boards, and shall be residents of a county […]
RCW 17.10.040 Activation of inactive county noxious weed control board. An inactive county noxious weed control board may be activated by any one of the following methods: (1) Either within sixty days after a petition is filed by one hundred registered voters within the county or, on its own motion, the county legislative authority shall […]
RCW 17.10.050 Activated county noxious weed control board—Members—Election—Terms—Meetings—Quorum—Expenses—Officers—Vacancy. (1) Each activated county noxious weed control board consists of five voting members appointed by the county legislative authority in the manner prescribed in this section. In appointing the voting members, the county legislative authority shall divide the county into five geographical areas that best represent the […]
RCW 17.10.060 Activated county noxious weed control board—Weed coordinator—Authority—Rules and regulations. (1) Each activated county noxious weed control board must employ or otherwise provide a weed coordinator whose duties are fixed by the board but which shall include inspecting land to determine the presence of noxious weeds, offering technical assistance and education, and developing a […]
RCW 17.10.070 State noxious weed control board—Powers—Report. (1) In addition to the powers conferred on the state noxious weed control board under other provisions of this chapter, it has the power to: (a) Employ a state noxious weed control board executive secretary and educational specialist, and additional persons as it deems necessary, to disseminate information […]
RCW 17.10.074 Director—Powers. (1) In addition to the powers conferred on the director under other provisions of this chapter, the director, with the advice of the state noxious weed control board, has power to: (a) Require the county legislative authority or the noxious weed control board of any county or any weed district to report […]
RCW 17.10.080 State noxious weed list—Hearing—Adoption—Guidelines for placing plants on the list—Dissemination. (1) The state noxious weed control board shall each year or more often, following a hearing, adopt a state noxious weed list. (2) The state noxious weed control board shall adopt guidelines by rule for placing plants on the state noxious weed list. […]
RCW 17.10.090 State noxious weed list—Selection of weeds for control by county board. (1) Each county noxious weed control board shall, within ninety days of the adoption of the state noxious weed list from the state noxious weed control board and following a hearing, select those weeds from the class C list and those weeds […]
RCW 17.10.100 Order to county board to include weed from state board’s list in county’s noxious weed list. Where any of the following occur, the state noxious weed control board must hold a hearing, then may order any county noxious weed control board or weed district to include a noxious weed from the state board’s […]
RCW 17.10.110 Regional noxious weed control board—Creation. A regional noxious weed control board comprising the area of two or more counties may be created as follows: Either the county legislative authority, or the noxious weed control board, or both, of two or more counties may, upon a determination that the purpose of this chapter will […]
RCW 17.10.120 Regional noxious weed control board—Members—Meetings—Quorum—Officers—Effect on county boards. In any case where a regional noxious weed control board is created, the county noxious weed control boards comprising the regional board shall still remain in existence and shall retain all powers and duties provided for the boards under this chapter. The regional noxious weed […]
RCW 17.10.130 Regional noxious weed control board—Powers and duties. The powers and duties of a regional noxious weed control board are as follows: (1) The regional board shall, within ninety days of the adoption of the state noxious weed list from the state noxious weed control board and following a hearing, select those weeds from […]
RCW 17.10.134 Liability of county and regional noxious weed control boards. Obligations or liabilities incurred by any county or regional noxious weed control board or any claims against a county or regional noxious weed control board are governed by chapter 4.96 RCW or RCW 4.08.120: PROVIDED, That individual members or employees of a county noxious […]
RCW 17.10.140 Owner’s duty to control spread of noxious weeds. (1) Except as is provided under subsection (2) of this section, every owner must perform or cause to be performed those acts as may be necessary to: (a) Eradicate all class A noxious weeds; (b) Control and prevent the spread of all class B noxious […]
RCW 17.10.145 State agencies’ duty to control spread of noxious weeds—Replacement of noxious weeds with native forage plants that are beneficial to pollinators. (1) All state agencies shall control noxious weeds on lands they own, lease, or otherwise control through integrated pest management practices. Agencies shall develop plans in cooperation with county noxious weed control […]
RCW 17.10.154 Owners’ agreements with county noxious weed control boards—Terms—Enforcement. It is recognized that the prevention, control, and eradication of noxious weeds presents a problem for immediate as well as for future action. It is further recognized that immediate prevention, control, and eradication is practicable on some lands and that prevention, control, and eradication on […]
RCW 17.10.160 Right of entry—Warrant for noxious weed search—Civil liability—Penalty for preventing entry. Any authorized agent or employee of the county noxious weed control board or of the state noxious weed control board or of the department of agriculture where not otherwise proscribed by law may enter upon any property for the purpose of administering […]
