(1) A county weed control board is responsible, under the general direction of the county executive, for the formulation and implementation of a county-wide coordinated noxious weed control program designed to prevent and control noxious weeds within the board’s county.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 4-17-107

  • Commission: means the county legislative body of each county of this state. See Utah Code 4-17-102
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and food or the commissioner's representative. See Utah Code 4-17-102
  • County executive: means :
         (7)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
         (7)(b) the county executive, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; or
         (7)(c) the county manager, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • County legislative body: means :
         (8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
         (8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; and
         (8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • County noxious weed: means any plant that is:
         (3)(a) not on the state noxious weed list;
         (3)(b) especially troublesome in a particular county; and
         (3)(c) declared by the county legislative body to be a noxious weed within the county. 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) A county weed control board is required, under the general direction of the board’s commission, to cooperate with other county weed control boards to prevent and control the spread of noxious weeds.
(3)

     (3)(a) A county legislative body may declare a particular weed or competitive plant, not appearing on the state noxious weed list, a county noxious weed within the board’s county.
     (3)(b) A county executive, with the approval of the county legislative body, may petition the commissioner for removal of a particular noxious weed from the state noxious weed list.
     (3)(c) The county legislative body may not approve a petition of the county executive to the commissioner to remove a noxious weed unless the county legislative body has first conducted a public hearing after due notice.
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