GENERAL NOTICE TO CONTROL
OR ERADICATE NOXIOUS WEEDS
Notice is hereby given this 11th day of June 2024, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 18.83, Subdivision 1 (2009) that all persons in Polk County, Minnesota, shall control or eradicate all noxious weeds on land they occupy or are required to maintain. Control or eradication may be accomplished by any lawful method, but the method(s) applied may need to be repeated in order to prevent the spread of viable noxious weed seeds and other propagating parts to other lands. Failure to comply with the general notice may mean that an individual notice, Minnesota Statutes, Section 18.83, Subdivision 2 (2009), will be issued. An individual notice may be appealed within two working days of receipt to the appeal committee in the county where the land is located. Failure to comply with an individual notice will result in the inspector having jurisdiction to either hire a third party to complete the work or seek a misdemeanor charge against the person(s) who failed to comply. If it becomes necessary for the inspector to hire a third party, the costs incurred will be placed as a tax upon the land and collected as other real estate taxes are collected.
The supervisors of each town board and the mayor of each city shall act as local weed inspectors. They shall examine all lands, including highways, roads, alleys, and public grounds within their respective municipalities and see that the control or eradication of noxious weeds has been carried out.
A list of the plants that are designated as noxious can be obtained from the Polk County Ag and Drainage web page at Polk County Ag and Drainage website or by contacting the County Agricultural Inspector, Richard Sanders at 218-470-8253.
