Legislative Session number- 86

Bill Name: SF1410

2E Modifying the Minnesota noxious weed law, defining new terms, modifying
current definitions, authorizing cooperative weed control agreements among local
entities, landowners and commissioner of agriculture; permitting commissioner
mulch, soil, gravel and other material certification; requiring commissioner in
consultation with the noxious weed advisory committee to determine noxious weeds
subject to control and requiring a periodic list and specifying distribution;
authorizing county petition for weed designation and providing for management,
gifts, grants, contracts, funds, investigation, education, state and federal
lands, interagency cooperation and weed management area; modifying certain
appointment requirements and duties of county agricultural inspectors; allowing
general weed notice web publication; requiring grants funding use town board or
mayoral approval; creating the noxious weed and invasive plant species
assistance fund and providing for an appropriation and a grant program under
commissioner of agriculture; establishing the noxious weed advisory committee,
specifying certain duties and membership requirements, providing a deadline for
appointments, sunset provision; repealing nonperformance by inspectors and
reimbursement for expenses
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