MCL - Act 359 of 1941
AN ACT for controlling and eradicating certain noxious weeds within the state; to permit townships, villages, and cities to have a lien for expenses incurred in controlling and eradicating such weeds; to permit officials of counties and municipalities to appoint commissioners of noxious weeds; to define the powers, duties, and compensation of commissioners; to provide for sanctions; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.
History: 1941, Act 359, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942
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Am. 1956, Act 81, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
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Am. 1994, Act 26, Eff. May 1, 1994
| Document | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Section 247.61 | Section | Commissioner of noxious weeds; appointment, term, removal, report. |
| Section 247.62 | Section | Noxious weeds; definition. |
| Section 247.62.amended | Section | Noxious weeds; definition; exclusion of milkweed. |
| Section 247.63 | Section | Noxious weeds; eradication; duty of commissioner. |
| Section 247.64 | Section | Destruction of noxious weeds; duty of owner, commissioner, agent, and department of natural resources and environment; notice; ordinance; resolution; expenses; lien; penalty; exceptions; action in court of claims. |
| Section 247.64a | Section | Cutting of weeds by township, city, or village; publication of notice; charging cost to owner; provisions inapplicable to railroads. |
| Section 247.65 | Section | Noxious weeds; means of eradication; limitation of expense. |
| Section 247.66 | Section | Noxious weeds; prosecution of violators of act. |
| Section 247.67 | Section | Commissioner; annual report, contents. |
| Section 247.68 | Section | Department of agriculture; duty to enforce law; cooperation with commissioners. |
| Section 247.69 | Section | Board of supervisors; auditing accounts of commissioner; payment. |
| Section 247.70 | Section | County board of commissioners; appropriation; powers; penalties; jurisdiction. |
| Section 247.71 | Section | Railroads; failure to comply, penalty. |
| Section 247.72 | Section | Highways; noxious weeds; duty of officials to prevent growth. |