Local Authority Enforce Violation of Noxious Weed Act
- Clarifies that a board of county commissioners (board) may allow for the assessment and collection of fines for violations of local laws enacted to enforce the management of noxious weeds in the county;
- Creates a civil infraction for violations;
- Creates a civil penalty for violations that is no less than $500 and no more than $1,000;
- Allows a county attorney to
issuepetition the district court for an injunction to prevent an ongoing violation; and - Allows a board to appoint a district attorney to enforce violations in the event that the county does not have a county attorney or in any other circumstance that the board deems appropriate.
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)