(1) It shall be the duty and responsibility of all landowners to control noxious weeds on their land and property, in accordance with this chapter and with rules promulgated by the director.
(2)  The cost of controlling noxious weeds shall be the obligation of the landowner.
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 22-2407

  • Article: means a particular kind of object, and includes any type of conveyance, mode of transport or associated materials such as water. See Idaho Code 22-2402
  • Containment: means halting the spread of a weed infestation beyond specified boundaries. See Idaho Code 22-2402
  • Control: means any or all of the following: prevention, rehabilitation, eradication or modified treatments. See Idaho Code 22-2402
  • Control authority: means :
Idaho Code 22-2402
  • Director: means the director of the department of agriculture or the director’s designated agent. See Idaho Code 22-2402
  • Eradication: means the elimination of a noxious weed based on absence as determined by a visual inspection by the control authority during the current growing season. See Idaho Code 22-2402
  • Land: means all soil or water or other growing medium. See Idaho Code 22-2402
  • Landowner: means :
    • Idaho Code 22-2402
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Prevention: means :
    • Idaho Code 22-2402
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Rehabilitation: means the process of reconditioning formerly weed infested land to a productive or desirable condition. See Idaho Code 22-2402
    • (3)  Noxious weed control must be for prevention, eradication, rehabilitation, control or containment efforts. However, areas may be modified from the eradication requirement if the landowner is a participant in a county-approved weed management plan or county-approved cooperative weed management area.
    (4)  The landowner shall reimburse the county control authority for work done because of failure to comply with a five (5) day notice, as outlined in section 22-2405, Idaho Code.
    (5)  If an article is infested with noxious weeds, it shall not be moved from designated premises until it is treated in accordance with the applicable rules, or in accordance with the written permission of a control authority.