1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to noxious weeds; requiring the designation of buckthorn as a primary 
1.3 	noxious weed.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. BUCKTHORN; PRIMARY NOXIOUS WEED.
 1.6 	Notwithstanding any provision for the classification of noxious weeds in Minnesota 
1.7 	Statutes 2006, sections 18.75 to 18.88, or any associated rules, by July 1, 2008, the 
1.8 	commissioner of agriculture must designate buckthorn a primary noxious weed, thereby 
1.9 	authorizing municipalities to adopt ordinances to eradicate buckthorn.