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WA Rev Code § 17.10.201 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.|17.10.201 - Noxious weed control on federal and tribal lands—State and county cooperation.

RCW 17.10.201 Noxious weed control on federal and tribal lands—State and county cooperation.(1) The state noxious weed control board shall:(a) Work with the various federal and tribal land management agencies to coordinate state and federal noxious weed control;(b) Encourage the various federal and tribal land management agencies to devote more time and resources to noxious weed control; and(c) Assist the various federal and tribal land management agencies by seeking adequate funding for noxious weed control.(2) County noxious weed control boards and weed districts shall work with the various federal and tribal land management agencies in each county in order to:(a) Identify new noxious weed infestations;(b) Outline and plan necessary noxious weed control actions;(c) Develop coordinated noxious weed control programs; and(d) Notify local federal and tribal agency land managers of noxious weed infestations.(3) The department of agriculture, county noxious weed control boards, and weed districts are authorized to enter federal lands, with the approval of the appropriate federal agency, to survey for and control noxious weeds where control measures of a type and extent required under this chapter have not been taken.(4) The department of agriculture, county noxious weed control boards, and weed districts may bill the federal land management agency that manages the land for all costs of the noxious weed control performed on federal land. If not paid by the federal agency that manages the land, the cost of the noxious weed control on federal land may be paid from any funds available to the county noxious weed control board or weed district that performed the noxious weed control. Alternatively, the costs of noxious weed control on federal land may be paid from any funds specifically appropriated to the department of agriculture for that purpose.(5) The department of agriculture, county noxious weed control boards, and weed districts are authorized to enter into any reasonable agreement with the appropriate authorities for the control of noxious weeds on federal or tribal lands.(6) The department of agriculture, county noxious weed control boards, and weed districts shall consult with state agencies managing federal land concerning noxious weed infestation and control programs.[ 1997 c 353 § 34.]
WA Rev Code § 17.10.205 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.|17.10.205 - Control of noxious weeds in open areas.

RCW 17.10.205 Control of noxious weeds in open areas.Open areas subject to the spread of noxious weeds, including but not limited to subdivisions, school grounds, playgrounds, parks, and rights-of-way shall be subject to regulation in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided for all terrestrial and aquatic lands of the state.[ 2021 c 217 § 10; 1997 c 353 § 24; 1975 1st ex.s. c 13 § 16.]
WA Rev Code § 17.10.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.|17.10.210 - Quarantine of land—Order—Expense.

RCW 17.10.210 Quarantine of land—Order—Expense.(1) Whenever the director, the county noxious weed control board, or a weed district finds that a parcel of land is so seriously infested with class A or class B noxious weeds that control measures cannot be undertaken thereon without quarantining the land and restricting or denying access thereto or use thereof, the director, the county noxious weed control board, or weed district, with the approval of the director of the department of agriculture, may issue an order for the quarantine and restriction or denial of access or use. Upon issuance of the order, the director, the county noxious weed control board, or the weed district shall commence necessary control measures and may institute legal action for the collection of costs for control work, which may include attorneys' fees and the costs of other appropriate actions.(2) An order of quarantine shall be served, by any method sufficient for the service of civil process, on all persons known to qualify as owners of the land within the meaning of this chapter.(3) The director shall, with the advice of the state noxious weed control board, determine how the expense of control work undertaken pursuant to this section, and the cost of any quarantine in connection therewith, is apportioned.[ 1997 c 353 § 25; 1987 c 438 § 22; 1969 ex.s. c 113 § 21.]
WA Rev Code § 17.10.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.|17.10.230 - Violations—Penalty.

RCW 17.10.230 Violations—Penalty.Any owner knowing of the existence of any noxious weeds on the owner's land who fails to control such weeds in accordance with this chapter and rules and regulations in force pursuant thereto; or any person who enters upon any land in violation of an order in force pursuant to RCW 17.10.210; or any person who interferes with the carrying out of the provisions of this chapter has committed a civil infraction.[ 1987 c 438 § 23; 1979 c 118 § 2; 1969 ex.s. c 113 § 23.]
WA Rev Code § 17.10.235 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.|17.10.235 - Selling product, article, or feed containing noxious weed seeds or toxic weeds—Penalty—Rules—Inspections—Fees.

RCW 17.10.235 Selling product, article, or feed containing noxious weed seeds or toxic weeds—Penalty—Rules—Inspections—Fees.(1) The director of agriculture shall adopt, with the advice of the state noxious weed control board, rules designating noxious weed seeds which shall be controlled in products, screenings, or articles to prevent the spread of noxious weeds. The rules shall identify the products, screenings, and articles in which the seeds must be controlled and the maximum amount of the seed to be permitted in the product, screenings, or article to avoid a hazard of spreading the noxious weed by seed from the product, screenings, or article. The director shall also adopt, with the advice of the state board, rules designating toxic weeds which shall be controlled in feed stuffs and screenings to prevent injury to the animal that consumes the feed. The rules shall identify the feed stuffs and screenings in which the toxic weeds must be controlled and the maximum amount of the toxic weed to be permitted in the feed. Rules developed under this section shall identify ways that products, screenings, articles, or feed stuffs containing noxious weed seeds or toxic weeds can be made available for beneficial uses.(2) Any person who knowingly or negligently sells or otherwise distributes a product, article, screenings, or feed stuff designated by rule containing noxious weed seeds or toxic weeds designated for control by rule and in an amount greater than the amount established by the director for the seed or weed by rule is guilty of a misdemeanor.(3) The department of agriculture shall, upon request of the buyer, county weed board, or weed district, inspect products, screenings, articles, or feed stuffs designated by rule and charge fees, in accordance with chapter 22.09 RCW, to determine the presence of designated noxious weed seeds or toxic weeds.[ 2021 c 217 § 11; 1997 c 353 § 26; 1987 c 438 § 30; 1979 c 118 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 17.10.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.|17.10.250 - Applications for noxious weed control funds.

RCW 17.10.250 Applications for noxious weed control funds.The legislative authority of any county with an activated noxious weed control board or the board of any weed district may apply to the director for noxious weed control funds when informed by the director that funds are available. Any applicant must employ adequate administrative personnel to supervise an effective weed control program as determined by the director with advice from the state noxious weed control board. The director with advice from the state noxious weed control board shall adopt rules on the distribution and use of noxious weed control account funds.[ 1997 c 353 § 28; 1987 c 438 § 32; 1975 1st ex.s. c 13 § 11; 1969 ex.s. c 113 § 25.]
WA Rev Code § 17.10.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.|17.10.260 - Administrative powers to be exercised in conformity with administrative procedure act—Use of weed control substances subject to other acts.

RCW 17.10.260 Administrative powers to be exercised in conformity with administrative procedure act—Use of weed control substances subject to other acts.The administrative powers granted under this chapter to the director of the department of agriculture and to the state noxious weed control board shall be exercised in conformity with the provisions of the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, as now or hereafter amended. The use of any substance to control noxious weeds shall be subject to the provisions of the water pollution control act, chapter 90.48 RCW, as now or hereafter amended, the Washington pesticide control act, chapter 15.58 RCW, and the Washington pesticide application act, chapter 17.21 RCW.[ 1987 c 438 § 33; 1969 ex.s. c 113 § 28.]
WA Rev Code § 17.10.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.|17.10.270 - Noxious weed control boards—Authority to obtain insurance or surety bonds.

RCW 17.10.270 Noxious weed control boards—Authority to obtain insurance or surety bonds.Each noxious weed control board may obtain such insurance or surety bonds, or both with such limits as they may deem reasonable for the purpose of protecting their officials and employees against liability for personal or bodily injuries and property damage arising from their acts or omissions while performing or in good faith purporting to perform their official duties.[ 1987 c 438 § 34; 1974 ex.s. c 143 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 17.10.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.|17.10.280 - Lien for labor, material, equipment used in controlling noxious weeds.

RCW 17.10.280 Lien for labor, material, equipment used in controlling noxious weeds.Every activated county noxious weed control board performing labor, furnishing material, or renting, leasing, or otherwise supplying equipment, to be used in the control of noxious weeds, or in causing control of noxious weeds, upon any property pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17.10 RCW has a lien upon such property for the labor performed, material furnished, or equipment supplied whether performed, furnished, or supplied with the consent of the owner, or his or her agent, of such property, or without the consent of said owner or agent.[ 2011 c 336 § 456; 1987 c 438 § 35; 1975 1st ex.s. c 13 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 17.10.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.|17.10.290 - Lien for labor, material, equipment used in controlling noxious weeds—Notice of lien.

RCW 17.10.290 Lien for labor, material, equipment used in controlling noxious weeds—Notice of lien.Every county noxious weed control board furnishing labor, materials, or supplies or renting, leasing, or otherwise supplying equipment to be used in the control of noxious weeds upon any property pursuant to RCW 17.10.160 and 17.10.170 or pursuant to an order under RCW 17.10.210 as now or hereafter amended, shall give to the owner or reputed owner or his or her agent a notice in writing, within ninety days from the date of the cessation of the performance of such labor, the furnishing of such materials, or the supplying of such equipment, which notice shall cover the labor, material, supplies, or equipment furnished or leased, as well as all subsequent labor, materials, supplies, or equipment furnished or leased, stating in substance and effect that such county noxious weed control board is furnishing or has furnished labor, materials and supplies or equipment for use thereon, with the name of the county noxious weed control board ordering the same, and that a lien may be claimed for all materials and supplies or equipment furnished by such county noxious weed control board for use thereon, which notice shall be given by mailing the same by registered or certified mail in an envelope addressed to the owner at his or her place of residence or reputed residence.[ 2011 c 336 § 457; 1987 c 438 § 36; 1975 1st ex.s. c 13 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 17.10.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.|17.10.300 - Lien for labor, material, equipment used in controlling noxious weeds—Claim—Filing—Contents.

RCW 17.10.300 Lien for labor, material, equipment used in controlling noxious weeds—Claim—Filing—Contents.No lien created by RCW 17.10.280 exists, and no action to enforce the same shall be maintained, unless within ninety days from the date of cessation of the performance of the labor, furnishing of materials, or the supplying of equipment, a claim for the lien is filed for record as provided in this section, in the office of the county auditor of the county in which the property, or some part of the property to be affected by the claim for a lien, is situated. The claim shall state, as nearly as may be, the time of the commencement and cessation of performing the labor, furnishing the material, or supplying the equipment, the name of the county noxious weed control board that performed the labor or caused the labor to be performed, furnished the material, or supplied the equipment, a description of the property to be charged with the lien sufficient for identification, the name of the owner, or reputed owner if known, or his or her agent, and if the owner is not known, that fact shall be mentioned, the amount for which the lien is claimed, and shall be signed by the county noxious weed control board, and be verified by the oath of the county noxious weed control board, to the effect that the affiant believes that claim to be just; and the claim of lien may be amended in case of action brought to foreclose the same, by order of the court, as pleadings may be, insofar as the interest of third parties shall not be affected by such an amendment.[ 1997 c 353 § 29; 1975 1st ex.s. c 13 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 17.10.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.|17.10.310 - Notice of infraction—Issuance.

RCW 17.10.310 Notice of infraction—Issuance.The county noxious weed control board may issue a notice of civil infraction if after investigation it has reasonable cause to believe an infraction has been committed. A civil infraction may be issued pursuant to RCW 7.80.005, 7.80.070 through 7.80.110, 7.80.120 (3) and (4), and 7.80.130 through 7.80.900.[ 1997 c 353 § 30; 1987 c 438 § 24.]
WA Rev Code § 17.10.350 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.|17.10.350 - Infraction—Penalty.

RCW 17.10.350 Infraction—Penalty.(1) Any person found to have committed a civil infraction under this chapter shall be assessed a monetary penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars. The state noxious weed control board shall adopt a schedule of monetary penalties for each violation of this chapter classified as a civil infraction and submit the schedule to the appropriate court. If a monetary penalty is imposed by the court, the penalty is immediately due and payable. The court may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time, not to exceed thirty days, in which the penalty must be paid.(2) Failure to pay any monetary penalties imposed under this chapter is punishable as a misdemeanor.[ 2003 c 53 § 117; 1997 c 353 § 31; 1987 c 438 § 28.]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
WA Rev Code § 17.10.890 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.|17.10.890 - Deactivation of county noxious weed control board—Hearing.

RCW 17.10.890 Deactivation of county noxious weed control board—Hearing.A county noxious weed control board may be deactivated only if there are neither any class A noxious weeds nor any class B noxious weeds in the county. Upon receiving documentation of the absence in the county of both class A noxious weeds and class B noxious weeds, the county legislative authority may initiate the following procedures:(1) The county legislative authority holds a hearing to determine whether there continues to be a need for an activated county noxious weed control board if:(a) A petition is filed by one hundred registered voters within the county;(b) A petition is filed by a county noxious weed control board as provided in RCW 17.10.240; or(c) The county legislative authority passes a motion to hold such a hearing.(2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, the hearing shall be held within sixty days of final action taken under subsection (1) of this section.(3) If, after a hearing, the county legislative authority determines that no need exists for a county noxious weed control board, due to the absence of class A or class B noxious weeds designated for control in the region, the county legislative authority shall deactivate the board.(4) The county legislative authority shall not convene a hearing as provided for in subsection (1) of this section more frequently than once a year.[ 2021 c 217 § 13; 1997 c 353 § 32; 1987 c 438 § 37.]
WA Rev Code § 17.10.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.|17.10.900 - Weed districts—Continuation—Dissolution—Transfer of assessment funds.

RCW 17.10.900 Weed districts—Continuation—Dissolution—Transfer of assessment funds.Any weed district formed under chapter 17.04 or 17.06 RCW prior to the enactment of this chapter, continues to operate under the provisions of the chapter under which it was formed: PROVIDED, That if ten percent of the landowners subject to any such weed district, and the county noxious weed control board upon its own motion, petition the county legislative authority for a dissolution of the weed district, the county legislative authority shall provide for an election to be conducted in the same manner as required for the election of directors under the provisions of chapter 17.04 RCW, to determine by majority vote of those casting votes, if the weed district will continue to operate under the chapter it was formed. The land area of any dissolved weed district becomes subject to the provisions of this chapter. Any district assessment funds may be transferred after the dissolution election under contract to the county noxious weed control board to fund the noxious weed control program.[ 1997 c 353 § 33; 1987 c 438 § 38; 1975 1st ex.s. c 13 § 12; 1969 ex.s. c 113 § 26.]
WA Rev Code § 17.12.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.12 - Agricultural Pest Districts.|17.12.010 - Pest districts authorized.

RCW 17.12.010 Pest districts authorized.For the purpose of destroying or exterminating squirrels, prairie dogs, gophers, moles or other rodents, or of rabbits or any predatory animals that destroy or interfere with the crops, fruit trees, shrubs, valuable plants, fodder, seeds or other agricultural plants or products, thing or pest injurious to any agricultural plant or product, or to prevent the introduction, propagation, growth or increase in number of any of the above described animals, or rodents, the board of county commissioners of any county may create a pest district or pest districts within such county and may enlarge any district containing a lesser territory than the whole county, or reduce any district already created, or combine or consolidate districts or divide, or create new districts from time to time in the manner hereinafter set forth.[ 1919 c 152 § 1; RRS § 2801.]
WA Rev Code § 17.12.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.12 - Agricultural Pest Districts.|17.12.020 - Petition—Notice—Hearing.

RCW 17.12.020 Petition—Notice—Hearing.Whenever ten or more resident freeholders in any county petition the board of county commissioners, asking that their lands be included, either separately or with other lands designated in the petition in a district to be formed for the purpose of preventing, destroying, or exterminating any of the animals, rodents or other such things described in RCW 17.12.010, or that such lands be included within a district already formed by the enlargement of such district, or a new district or districts be formed out of a district or districts then in existence or out of territory partly in districts already formed and not included in any district, and such petition indicating the boundaries of such proposed district, whether all or any part of such county, and stating the purpose of such district, the board shall fix a time for the hearing of such petition and shall give at least thirty days notice of the time and place of such hearing by posting copies of such notice of the time and place of such hearing in three conspicuous places within the proposed district and posting one copy of such notice at the courthouse or place of business of the board, and also by mailing to each freeholder within the proposed district a copy of such notice, to his last known residence, if known, and if not known to the clerk of such board, then and in that event the posting shall be deemed sufficient: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, If the board shall deem it impractical to mail notices to each freeholder, within the proposed district, or if the post office address of all the freeholders are not known, then in that event when recited in a resolution adopted by the board, the notice in addition to posting, shall be published once a week for three successive weeks in the county official paper if there is such, and if there be no official paper, then in some paper published in said county, and if there be no paper published in said county, then in some paper of general circulation within the proposed district. The persons in whose name the property is assessed shall be deemed the owners thereof for the purpose of notice as herein required: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That for lands belonging to the state, the commissioner of public lands shall be notified, and for lands belonging to the county, the county auditor shall be notified, and if such lands are under lease or conditional sale the lessee or purchaser shall also be notified in the manner above provided. Any person interested may appear at the time of such hearing and may under such rules and regulations as the board may prescribe give his or her reasons for or objections to the creation of such a district.[ 1919 c 152 § 2; RRS § 2802.]
WA Rev Code § 17.12.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests|Chapter 17.12 - Agricultural Pest Districts.|17.12.030 - Determination—Boundaries of district.

RCW 17.12.030 Determination—Boundaries of district.Upon the hearing of such petition the board shall determine whether such a district shall be created and shall fix the boundaries thereof, but shall not enlarge the boundaries of proposed districts or enlarge or change the boundary or boundaries of any district or districts already formed without first giving the notice to all parties interested as provided in RCW 17.12.020.[ 1919 c 152 § 3; RRS § 2803.]