Current law allows the commissioner of agriculture to assess civil penalties for violations of state laws related to the prevention of noxious weeds (violations). The 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 petition 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.
APPROVED by Governor March 12, 2024
EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Statutes affected:
Final Act (03/07/2024):