West Virginia Code 19-12D-9 – Right of entry
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To effectuate the purpose of this article, the commissioner is hereby invested with authority to enter upon any public or private premises, except private residences, and the curtilage thereof, at reasonable times, after reasonable notification to the owner and tenant or agent in order to examine and sample all plants and trees, soil, articles, and substances which are suspected of being infested with a noxious weed in discharge of the duties prescribed by this article.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 19-12D-9
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture of the State of West Virginia and his duly authorized representatives. See West Virginia Code 19-12D-3
- Infested: means the establishment of a noxious weed or exposure to such weed in a way creating reasonable certainty that establishment will occur. See West Virginia Code 19-12D-3
- Noxious weed: means any living plant, or part thereof, declared by the commissioner, after public hearing, to be detrimental to crops, other desirable plants, waterways, livestock, land or other property, or to be injurious to public health or the economy. See West Virginia Code 19-12D-3
- Reasonable notification: means at least forty-eight hours. See West Virginia Code 19-12D-3