Characteristics of noxious weed.
Effective May 8, 199723 SDR 185Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 10 SDR 83, effective February 7, 1984; 12 SDR 128, 12 SDR 154, effective July 1, 1986; repealed, 22 SDR 52, effective October 25, 1995; readopted, 23 SDR 185, effective May 8, 1997. | General Authority: 38-22-7, 38-22-9, 38-22-11.1. | Law Implemented: 38-22-7, 38-22-9.
A noxious weed possesses the following characteristics:
- (1) The weed is a perennial;
- (2) The weed is capable of unique and rapid spreading and growth under adverse conditions;
- (3) The weed is not controllable without special preventive chemical, mechanical, biological, and cultural practices;
- (4) The weed is capable of materially reducing the production of crops or livestock;
- (5) The weed is capable of decreasing the value of the land; and
- (6) The weed is not native to the state.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 10 SDR 83, effective February 7, 1984; 12 SDR 128, 12 SDR 154, effective July 1, 1986; repealed, 22 SDR 52, effective October 25, 1995; readopted, 23 SDR 185, effective May 8, 1997.
General Authority: 38-22-7, 38-22-9, 38-22-11.1.
Law Implemented: 38-22-7, 38-22-9.