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Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the 14th day of June 1999, at 7 p.m.
or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway,
to consider an amendment to Chapter 19 of the City Ordinances providing for the control of
noxious weeds.
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advance. Please contact the City Clerk at 569 -3300 to make arrangements.
ORDINANCE NO. 99 -10
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CITY ORDINANCES
PROVIDING FOR THE CONTROL OF NOXIOUS WEEDS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 19 of the City Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center is
hereby amended as follows:
Section 19 -1601. CONTROL OF NOXIOUS WEEDS. It shall be the duty of
every occupant of land or, if the land is unoccupied, the owner thereof, or his agent, or the public
official in charge thereof, to cut down, otherwise destroy, or eradicate all noxious weeds as
hereinafter defined, standing, being, or growing upon such land, except for areas within natural
preserves, in such manner and at such times as may be directed or ordered by the Brooklyn
Center Weed Inspector. Natural preserves shall be publicly owned lands designated as park or
open space or private properties approved by the City.
Section 19 -1602. ADOPTION OF STATUTES BY REFERENCE. The
regulatory provisions of Minnesota Statutes Sections 18.181 and 18.281 to 18.311 18.76 to 18.88
"Minnesota Noxious Weed Law" are hereby adopted by reference for the control of noxious
weeds within the City of Brooklyn Center. Said State regulations are incorporated in and made
a part of this ordinance as completely as if set out here in full.
Section 19 -1603. NOXIOUS WEEDS DEFINED.
a. For purposes of this ordinance and in addition to provisions of Minnesota
"noxious weeds" means the following plants:
Common Name Botanical Name
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvcnsis
IIcmp Cannabis sativa
Poison Ivy Rhus radicans
Spurgc, leafy Euphorbia csula
ORDINANCE NO. 99 -10
any plant which is identified by the Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture as a noxious weed
or secondary noxious weed pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 18.77. Subdivision 8.
b. Any weeds or grass growing to a height greater than eight (8) inches or which
have gone or about to go to seed.
Section 19 -1604. PENALTIES. Any person, firm or corporation violating
provisions of this ordinance by failing, neglecting, or refusing to comply with the provisions
thereof, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed seven hundred dollars
($700) or imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days or both, together with the costs of
prosecution.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective after adoption and thirty days
following its legal publication.
Adopted th f day of 1 4- 1999.
ATTEST
Date of Publication
Effective Date
Thistic, sow Sonchus arvcnsis
Thistic, bull Cirsium vulgarc
Thistic, Canada Cirsium arvcnse
Thistic, musk Carduus nutans
Thistic, plumcicss Carduus acanthoidcs
Alyssum, hoary Bcrtcroa incana
Milkwccd Ascicpias syriaca
Ragwccd, common
Ragwccd, giant
City Clerk
June 23, 1999
July 23, 1999
gropyron rcpcns
Ambrosia artcmisiifolia
Ambrosia trifida
(Strikeout indicates matter to be deleted, underline indicates new matter.)