The economic benefits to the agricultural industry and general public of the state from exclusion of this weed enormously outweigh any possible negative impacts of the rule. Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption. The Washington State Department of Agriculture is not a listed agency in section 201. December 29, 1999. Purple nutsedge propagates by seed, rhizomes, bulbs and nutlets.
Soil containing nutlets is the primary mode by which purple nutsedge spreads.
The establishment of purple nutsedge in Washington would cause reduction in native vegetation and great economic loss to the agricultural industries of the state. Any such action will be at the expense of the owner or owner's agent and without compensation.