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May 7, 2008 Information about Noxious Weeds

According to Town Ordinance 3-1 (f)(i)&(ii)  All noxious weeds and
other rank growth of vegetation will be considered a nuisance.  The
following is an excerpt from the town ordinance:

i) Mowing required: Every person shall destroy all noxious weeds or
other public nuisance growth on all lands which the person shall own,
occupy, or control.  Any person having immediate charge of any public
lands shall destroy all noxious weeds or public nuisance growth on
such lands.  This shall include but is not limited to any land owned
by the Town existing between a sidewalk and the street or curb.  Any
person owning, occupying or controlling such lands shall not permit
any plant to grow or pollinate upon this area including weeds and/or
grasses which cause or produce hay fever in human beings, give off
unpleasant or noxious odors or are otherwise a public nuisance.  In
order to prevent such growth and pollinations it shall be the duty of
every land owner to mow or cause to be mowed upon this land area all
grasses or weeds exceeding one foot (1’) in height
	ii) Mowing by the Town: Pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section
66.0407 as amended and adopted by reference herein: It shall be the
duty of the Town Chairperson by themselves or by appointment to
enforce this Section and if any person shall fail to comply herewith,
the Chairperson shall, after five (5) days written notice to the land
owner, cause the land area to be mowed and report the cost thereof as
provided for in Wisconsin State Statute Section 66.0407 as amended and
adopted by reference herein. The Town may then collect said “costs” by
utilizing the same procedures as provided for in Section 66.0407 or by
using any other legal means to collect said “costs”.

According to State Statutes 66.0407 the following is true:
"Destroy" means the complete killing of weeds or the killing of weed
plants above the surface of the ground by the use of chemicals,
cutting, tillage, cropping system, pasturing livestock, or any or all
of these in effective combination, at a time and in a manner as will
effectually prevent the weed plants from maturing to the bloom or
flower stage.
"Noxious Weed" means Canada Thistle, leafy spurge dnd field
bindweed(creeping jenny) and any other weedin the governing body of
any municipality or the county board by ordinance or resolution
delares to be noxious within its respective boundaries.
However, this section of the State Statutes does not apply to Canada
thistle or annual noxious weeds that are located on land that the
department of natural resources ownes, occupies or controls and that
is maintained in whole or in part as habitat for wild birds by the
department of natural resources 66.0407(5)

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