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CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
• ORDINANCE NO. 75 -9
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONTROL OF NOXIOUS WEEDS
THE CITY COUNCIL O_' THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Chapter 19 of the City Ordinances is hereby amended by the
addition of the following:
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 Needs as hereinafter defined, standina. being, or growing
upon such land, in such manner and at such times ::as may be directed or ordered
by the Brooklyn Cente;- Weed Inspector.
Section 19-1302. ADOPTION OF STATUTES BY REFERENCE. The provisions
of Minnesota Statutes Sections 18.181 to 18.271 and 18.281 to 18.311 are hereby_
adopted by reference.
Section 19-1303. NOXIOUS WEEDS DEFINED. For purposes of this
• ordinance and in addition to provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 18.171
Subdivision 5, "noxious weeds" means the following plants:
Common Name Botanical Name
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Hem
Cannabis sativa
Poison Ivy Rhus radicans
Spurqe, leafy Euphorbia esula
Thistle, sow 'I Sonchus arvensis
Thistle, bull Cirsium vulqare
Thistle, Canada Cirsium arvense
Thistle, music Carduus nutans
Thistle, plumeless Carduus acanthoides
Alyssum, hoary Berteroa incana
Milkweed Asclepia s syriaca
Quackgrass Agropyron repens
Ragweed, common Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ragweed, qi nt Ambrosia trifida
Section 19- 11604. 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 three hundred dollars ($300) and by imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90)
days.
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Ordinance No. 75 -9
• Section 2: This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and
upon thirty (30) days following its legal publication.
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Adopted this 23rd day of Tune 1975.
-- Mayor
ATTEST :
Clerk
Published in the official newspaper Mav 29. 1975
Effective date T ne 28. 1975
(Underline indicates new matter)
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