The
commissioner or the commissioner’s designee shall:
| (1) |
investigate and designate noxious weeds on a statewide basis; |
Terms Used In Utah Code 4-17-103
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and food or the commissioner's representative. See Utah Code 4-17-102
- Noxious weed: means any plant the commissioner determines to be especially injurious to public health, crops, livestock, land, or other property. See Utah Code 4-17-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
| (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
