Title 4 Utah Agricultural Code Chapter 17 Utah Noxious Weed Act Section 7 Notice of noxious weeds to be published annually in county -- Notice to particular property owners to control noxious weeds -- Methods of prevention or control specified -- Failure to control noxious weeds considered public nuisance.
4-17-7.Notice of noxious weeds to be published annually in county -- Notice to
particular property owners to control noxious weeds -- Methods of prevention or control
specified -- Failure to control noxious weeds considered public nuisance.
(1) Each county weed control board before May 1 of each year shall post a general notice
of the noxious weeds within the county in at least three public places within the county and
publish the same notice on:
(a) at least three occasions in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation
within the county; and
(b) as required in Section 45-1-101.
(2) If the county weed control board determines that particular property within the county
requires prompt and definite attention to prevent or control noxious weeds, it shall serve the
owner or the person in possession of the property, personally or by certified mail, a notice
specifying when and what action should be taken on the property. Methods of prevention or
control may include definite systems of tillage, cropping, use of chemicals, and use of livestock.
(3) An owner or person in possession of property who fails to take action to control or
prevent the spread of noxious weeds as specified in the notice is maintaining a public nuisance.
Amended by Chapter 388, 2009 General Session
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