1997 Minnesota Statutes

     18.85 Noxious weed quarantine. 

    Subdivision 1.    Need for quarantine.  If there is an 
 infestation of noxious weeds beyond the ability of the person 
 who owns or occupies the land to eradicate it, the commissioner 
 may, upon request of the person who owns the land or on the 
 commissioner's own initiative, take necessary steps to prevent 
 the further spread of the weed.  To this end, the commissioner 
 may quarantine a tract of land that is infested and put into 
 operation the necessary means for the eradication of the weed; 
 provided that the county and municipality in which the land is 
 located must approve of the quarantine before it can be 
 initiated. 

    Subd. 2.    Notice of quarantine.  The commissioner, 
 upon entering a tract of land for the purpose of this section, 
 shall notify in writing the persons who own or occupy the land 
 of the entry and quarantine.  If the necessary means of 
 eradication have been completed, the commissioner shall notify, 
 in writing, the persons who own or occupy the land that the 
 quarantine effort is complete.  

    Subd. 3.    Expenses.  The expenses for eradication of 
 noxious weeds on quarantined land must be paid by the 
 commissioner from the funds provided for this purpose.  

    Counties, municipalities, and owners or occupants must 
 reimburse the commissioner before January 1 of each year.  The 
 county shall pay 20 percent of the expenses, the municipality 
 shall pay ten percent, and the owner or occupant shall pay ten 
 percent. 

    HIST: 1992 c 500 s 11