1.    If requested by any person needing certification, a county weed board may certify, based on standards set by the commissioner after consulting with representatives of county or city weed boards, gravel, scoria, topsoil, or sand surface mining operations are not contaminated with noxious weeds.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 4.1-47-34

  • Commissioner: means the agriculture commissioner or the designee or authorized representative of the commissioner. See North Dakota Code 4.1-01-01
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

2.    The commissioner may adopt a schedule of fees that county weed boards may charge for inspecting, testing, analyzing, and certifying gravel, scoria, topsoil, or sand surface mining operations.

3.    Certification of gravel, scoria, topsoil, or sand surface mining operations as being free from contamination of noxious weeds is not a warranty of any kind as to the quality of the gravel, scoria, topsoil, or sand from an inspected and certified location.