Section 103 – Commissioner — Functions, powers, and duties.

Effective 7/1/2017
4-17-103. Commissioner — Functions, powers, and duties.
The commissioner or the commissioner’s designee shall:

• (1) investigate and designate noxious weeds on a statewide basis;

• (2) compile and publish annually a list of statewide noxious weeds;

• (3) coordinate and assist in inter-county noxious weed enforcement activities;

• (4) determine whether each county complies with this chapter;

• (5) assist a county that fails to carry out the provisions of this chapter in the county’s implementation of a weed control program;

• (6) prescribe the form and general substantive content of notices to the public and to individuals concerning the prevention and control of noxious weeds;

• (7) compile and publish a list of articles capable of disseminating noxious weeds or seeds and designate treatment to prevent dissemination; and

• (8) regulate the flow of contaminated articles into the state and between counties to prevent the dissemination of noxious weeds or seeds.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session