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North Dakota Century Code Title 4.1. Agriculture § 4.1-47-01. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in this chapter:

1. “Board member area” means a geographical area within the county from which a member of the weed board is appointed.

2. “City weed control officer” means an individual designated by a city weed board to be responsible for the operation and enforcement of this chapter within the city.

3. “Commissioner” means the agriculture commissioner or the commissioner's designee.

4. “Control” means to prevent a noxious weed from spreading by:

a. Suppressing its seeds or propagating parts; or

b. Destroying either the entire plant or its propagating parts.

5. “County weed control officer” means an individual designated by the county weed board to be responsible for the operation and enforcement of this chapter within each county.

6. “Noxious weed” means a plant propagated by either seed or vegetative parts and determined to be injurious to public health, crops, livestock, land, or other property by:

a. The commissioner in accordance with section 4.1-47-05;

b. A county weed board in accordance with section 4.1-47-10; or

c. A city weed board in accordance with section 4.1-47-21.

7. “Township road” means an improved public road that is:

a. Located outside of an incorporated city;

b. Not designated as part of a county, state, or federal aid road system; and

c. Constructed, maintained, graded, and drained by the township, or by the county if the township is unorganized.

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