Utah Admin. Code R68-9-6 - Notices
(1) On or before May 1 of each year, each
County Weed Control Board shall publish a general notice of the noxious weeds
in the county on the Utah Public Notice Website. The general notice shall meet
the applicable requirements listed in Section
63G-30-102.
(2) The County Weed Control Board may
determine and publish the general notice at any time and shall include:
(a) a requirement that property owners
control and prevent the spread of noxious weeds on land in their possession, or
under their control;
(b) a warning
that if they fail to comply with Subsection R68-9-6(2)(a), then county
authorities may impose weed control measures;
(c) the state list of noxious and invasive
weeds as listed in tables 1-5 in this rule.
(3)
(a)
Following publication of a general notice, if a County Weed Control Board
determines that definite weed control measures are required to control noxious
weeds on a particular property, they may serve notice on an owner or the person
in possession of the property.
(b)
The notice will give specific instructions concerning when and how the owner or
the person in possession of the property shall control noxious weeds within a
named period.
(4) An
owner or person in possession of property who fails to take action to control
or prevent the spread of noxious weeds as specified in the notice is
maintaining a public nuisance.
(5)
After five working days have passed from when a commission declares a property
a public nuisance, the commission may take action to control or prevent the
spread of noxious weeds on a particular property and the owner of record or
person in possession of the property shall pay any expenses incurred by the
county.
(6) Following the action
taken, a final notice shall:
(a) be provided
to the person in possession of the property;
(b) show an itemized cost statement of the
labor and materials used in the control measures consistent with Section
4-17-110;
(c) include a demand for payment within 90
days; and
(d) a statement that the
incurred expense constitutes a lien against the property and may be added to
the general property taxes collectible by the county treasurer if payment is
not made on time.
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