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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-09 06-23 CCO I 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. i Ordinance No. 75 -9 • Section 2: This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty (30) days following its legal publication. I 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) • I I I