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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The board of county commissioners of each county in the state shall adopt a noxious weed management plan for all of the unincorporated lands within the county. A noxious weed management plan must include all of the requirements and duties imposed by this article 5.5. Guidelines may be included that address no pesticide noxious weed management plans. In addition to and not in limitation of the powers delegated to boards of county commissioners in section 30-11-107, article 15 of title 30, article 5 of this title 35, and elsewhere as provided by law, the board of county commissioners may adopt and provide for the enforcement, including the assessment and collection of fines, of ordinances, resolutions, rules, and other regulations as may be necessary and proper to enforce a noxious weed management plan and otherwise provide for the management of noxious weeds within the county, subject to the following limitation: A county ordinance, rule, resolution, other regulation, or exercise of power pursuant to this article 5.5 does not apply within the corporate limits of any incorporated municipality or to any municipal service, function, facility, or property, whether owned by or leased to the incorporated municipality outside the municipal boundaries, unless the county and municipality agree otherwise pursuant to part 2 of article 1 of title 29 or article 20 of title 29.
(2)(a) The board of county commissioners shall provide for the administration of the noxious weed management plan authorized by this article through the use of agents, delegates, or employees and may hire additional staff or provide for the performance of all or part of the management plan through outside contract. Any agent, delegate, employee, staff, or contractor applying or recommending the use of chemical management methods shall be certified by the department of agriculture for such application or recommendation. Costs associated with the administration of the noxious weed management plan shall be paid from the noxious weed management fund of each county.
(b) Subject to the direction of the board of county commissioners, an agent of the county appointed or employed under this subsection (2) may exercise the powers and duties granted to, and perform the duties of, a county pest inspector in accordance with articles 4 and 5 of this title.
(3) The board of county commissioners may cooperate with other counties and municipalities for the exercise of any or all of the powers and authorities granted by this article. Such cooperation shall take the form of an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to part 2 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S., or article 20 of title 29, C.R.S.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 35. Agriculture § 35-5.5-105. Noxious weed management--powers of county commissioners - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-35-agriculture/co-rev-st-sect-35-5-5-105/
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