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3 PA Cons Stat § 1512 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds|Section 1512 - Permits

§ 1512. Permits. (a) General rule.--The following permitting rules apply to noxious weeds for research or educational purposes and to controlled plants for research or marketing purposes, cultivation, propagation, storing, warehousing or display and for retail, wholesale or distribution:  (1) For noxious weeds, the department may issue individual permits. A permit may allow for the cultivation and propagation of a noxious weed for research and educational purposes only. The department shall establish the criteria for a noxious weed individual permit through the issuance of a temporary order, as set forth in section 1514(4) (relating to individual permits).  (2) For controlled plants, the department may issue individual permits or general permits. The department shall establish the criteria for a controlled plant individual permit through the issuance of a temporary order as specified under section 1514(4).  (b) Permit required.--No person may research, market, distribute, transport, cultivate, hold, retail, wholesale, propagate or display a noxious weed or controlled plant without obtaining a permit from the department in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.  (c) Notice of closing, change of name or moving location.-- (1) Any person who holds a permit under this chapter shall notify the department, in writing, prior to any change of status related to the permit, including:  (i) Intent to close, sell or change the name of the business or entity holding the permit. (ii) Intent to move the location of the business or entity or the location of the activity specifically authorized by the permit.  (iii) Intent to discontinue the activities specifically authorized by the permit. (2) Upon notification, the department may enter onto the land and premises, including buildings and conveyances that were utilized for or where the permitted activity of the person holding or required to hold a permit under this chapter took or is taking place, and to conduct inspections of the premises as are necessary to determine what remedial, eradication or containment practices are necessary prior to the closure or other change of status occurring.  (3) Failure to notify the department or otherwise comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be a violation of this chapter.  (d) Revocation or suspension.--Within 30 days of receipt of a notice of revocation, the permit holder may apply for an amendment to the permit or request a hearing as provided under section 1524 (relating to appeal process). The secretary may revoke or suspend all or part of a permit issued under this section when:  (1) The secretary determines that a permit holder has failed to comply with the requirements of this chapter.  (2) It is necessary to protect crops, livestock, agricultural land or other property, including forest land and bodies of water.
3 PA Cons Stat § 1513 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds|Section 1513 - General permits

§ 1513. General permits. General permits may be issued for the research, marketing, retail, wholesale, transport, storage, warehousing, display, distribution, cultivation or propagation of controlled plants under the following circumstances:  (1) General permits may be issued on a Statewide or regional basis for controlled plants where the controlled plants have similar characteristics and are capable of being cultivated, propagated, processed and controlled or eradicated in a similar fashion.  (2) General permits shall be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin effective upon publication. (3) An applicant seeking a general permit under this section shall inform the department of the applicant's intended use of the general permit and complete an application for approval to operate under the general permit requirements. The application shall include a written plan establishing the practices and methods the applicant will utilize in order to assure compliance with the general permit requirements established by the department. In addition to the written plan, the application shall state, at a minimum, all of the information required under section 1514(5)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) (relating to individual permits).  (4) Before the approval and issuance of a general permit, the department may enter onto and inspect the land and premises, including buildings and conveyances, that will be utilized for the purpose of engaging in an activity authorized by the permit regarding a controlled plant. The inspection shall be conducted during normal business hours.
3 PA Cons Stat § 1515 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds|Section 1515 - Prohibited acts

§ 1515. Prohibited acts. (a) General compliance.--It shall be a violation of this chapter to fail to comply with any provision of this chapter or any regulation, permit requirement or order established pursuant to this chapter.  (b) Noxious weeds.--Except as established in an individual permit allowing educational or research purposes, it shall be a violation of this chapter to distribute, cultivate or propagate any noxious weed within this Commonwealth.  (c) Controlled plants.--It shall be a violation of this chapter to research, market, hold, warehouse, retail, wholesale, transport, display, distribute, cultivate or propagate a controlled plant without a permit issued by the department.  (d) Abandonment.--It shall be a violation of this chapter for a person holding or required to hold or comply with a permit requirement of this chapter to abandon a noxious weed or controlled plant site or premises without first notifying the department and taking actions as are necessary or ordered by the department to remediate the site.  (e) Concealment or misrepresentation.--It shall be unlawful for a person to:  (1) conceal a noxious weed or controlled plant from inspection; or (2) make a false declaration of acreage, square footage or any other information required to comply with the permit requirements of this chapter.
3 PA Cons Stat § 1516 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds|Section 1516 - Noxious weed control areas

§ 1516. Noxious weed control areas. (a) General rule.--The following apply:  (1) The department may establish a noxious weed control area through a control order issued by the department under section 1517 (relating to control orders). The order shall be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and disseminated to persons in the noxious weed control area that will be affected by the order. A control order shall remain in effect until the time as it is rescinded by the department.  (2) Within the noxious weed control area, the department may prohibit, without inspection, the movement, shipment or transportation of any noxious weed or other material capable of carrying the noxious weed from the area under the control order.  (b) Compliance.--The department shall require an affected landowner or lessee or other person within the noxious weed control area to comply with the provisions of the control order within the time frame indicated in the order.  (c) Publication.--Every designated noxious weed control area and any accompanying control order created under this section and section 1517 shall be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin pursuant to the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law.
3 PA Cons Stat § 1517 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds|Section 1517 - Control orders

§ 1517. Control orders. (a) Noxious weeds.-- (1) The department may issue a control order requiring a person to implement treatment measures for noxious weeds. The control order shall state the general factual and legal basis for the action and shall advise the affected person that, within 15 days of receipt of the control order, the affected person may file with the department a written request for an administrative hearing. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with 2 Pa.C.S. (relating to administrative law and procedure).  (2) The written control order of the department shall be served upon the affected person by personal service or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.  (3) The control order shall become final upon the expiration of the 15-day period for requesting an administrative hearing, unless a timely request for a hearing has been filed with the department.  (b) Controlled plants.-- (1) The department may issue a control order requiring a controlled plant permit holder or a person required to have the permit to implement treatment measures for a controlled plant. The department may issue a control order for controlled plants if the department finds that a controlled plant is growing on any premises or property without a valid permit. The order shall state the general factual and legal basis for the action and advise the affected person that within 15 days of receipt of the order, the affected person may file with the department a written request for an administrative hearing. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with 2 Pa.C.S.  (2) The written control order of the department shall be served upon the affected person by personal service or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.  (3) The control order shall become final upon the expiration of the 15-day period for requesting an administrative hearing, unless a timely request for a hearing has been filed with the department.  (c) Description of situation in order.--The control order shall describe the noxious weed or controlled plant situation that exists and prescribe the required treatment measures and the date by which the measures must be completed.    Cross References. Section 1517 is referred to in sections 1516, 1518 of this title.
3 PA Cons Stat § 1518 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds|Section 1518 - Compliance with orders

§ 1518. Compliance with orders. (a) General rule.--A person subject to a control order issued under section 1517 (relating to control orders) shall comply with the control order within the time frame specified in the control order or, if appealed, the time frame established in the final adjudication of the secretary. The cost of the treatment measures shall be borne by the person subject to the control order.  (b) Notice and duty of municipality.-- (1) If the person subject to the control order fails to comply with the control order, the department shall notify that person and the municipality within which the person resides or where the person's property is located by certified mail. After receipt of the notice, the appropriate officials of the municipality shall take the necessary steps to carry out the treatment measures established in the control order within the time frame specified in the notification by the department.  (2) A municipality which acts to control a noxious weed or controlled plant on a noncomplying person's property may recover the expenses and costs incurred by the municipality in carrying out the treatment measures established in the control order from the person who is the subject of the department's control order.
3 PA Cons Stat § 1519 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds|Section 1519 - Noxious weed list

§ 1519. Noxious weed list. (a) Class A noxious weeds.--Preventing new infestations and eradicating existing infestations of noxious weeds in this class is high priority. The following are Class A noxious weeds:  (1) Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson (commonly known as Palmer amaranth). (2) Amaranthus rudis (commonly known as common waterhemp). (3) Amaranthus tuberculatus (commonly known as tall waterhemp). (4) Avena sterilis L. (commonly known as animated oat). (5) Cuscuta spp., except for native species (commonly known as dodder). (6) Galega officinalis L. (commonly known as goatsrue). (7) Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier (commonly known as giant hogweed). (8) Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle (commonly known as hydrilla). (9) Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P. Beauv. Subsp. undulatifolius (commonly known as Wavyleaf basketgrass).  (10) Orobanche spp., except for native species (commonly known as broomrape). (11) Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi (commonly known as kudzu). (b) Class B noxious weeds.--The department may require control of Class B weeds to contain an injurious infestation, or may provide education or technical consultation. The following are Class B noxious weeds:  (1) Carduus nutans L. (commonly known as musk thistle). (2) Cirsium arvense L. (commonly known as Canada thistle). (3) Cirsium vulgare L. (commonly known as bull thistle). (4) Exotic Lythrum species, including Lythrum salicaria L. (commonly known as purple loosestrife), the Lythrum salicaria complex and Lythrum virgatum L. (commonly known as European wand loosestrife), their cultivars and any combination thereof.  (5) Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Grass (formerly known as Polygonum perfoliatum L.) (commonly known as mile-a-minute weed).  (6) Rosa multiflora L. (commonly known as multiflora rose). (7) Sorghum bicolor L. Moench (commonly known as shattercane). (8) Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. (commonly known as Johnsongrass). (9) Conium maculatum L. (commonly known as poison hemlock). (c) Class C noxious weeds.--Preventing introduction and eradicating infestations of noxious weeds in this class is the highest priority. Class C noxious weeds are any Federal noxious weeds listed in 7 CFR 360.200 (relating to designation of noxious weeds) not established in this Commonwealth which are not referenced above.  (d) Committee determination.--Any plant or weed designated as a noxious weed under this section and as authorized under section 1511 (relating to designation of noxious weeds and controlled plants).    Cross References. Section 1519 is referred to in sections 1502, 1511 of this title.
3 PA Cons Stat § 1520 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds|Section 1520 - Fees

§ 1520. Fees. (a) General rule.--The following fees, which shall be deposited into the account, are established:  (1) General permit, $150 per permit with a $50 annual renewal fee. (2) Individual permit, $250 per permit with a $100 annual renewal fee. (3) Inspection fees for field locations - $50 inspection fee for up to 10 acres, with a $5 per acre fee for each additional acre up to a maximum fee of $500.  (4) Inspection fees for greenhouses - Greenhouse locations shall be assessed a fee based on square footage as follows:  (i) $50 for less than 5,000 square feet. (ii) $100 for 5,000-25,000 square feet. (iii) $150 if greater than 25,000 square feet. (5) Plant identification - $40 per sample. (6) Laboratory testing - Fees as established in Chapter 71 (relating to seed). (b) Adjustment of fees.--The department may promulgate regulations to fix, adjust, assess and collect or cause to be collected fees as established in this chapter. The fees shall be large enough to meet the reasonable expenses incurred by the department or its agents in administering this chapter, including issuing permits, conducting inspections and carrying out necessary testing. If the secretary determines that money derived from all authorized fees are either greater or less than that required to administer this chapter, the secretary may reduce or increase the fees so as to maintain revenues sufficient to administer this chapter.  (c) Payment of fees.--Fees shall be paid by check, money order or electronic payment made payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Failure to pay a fee on time shall be a violation of this chapter. A late fee of $25 shall be assessed for every month that a fee is past due.
3 PA Cons Stat § 1522 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds|Section 1522 - Stop-sale orders

§ 1522. Stop-sale orders. (a) General rule.--The department may issue and enforce a stop-sale order to any person holding or required to hold a permit under this chapter or to any person where a noxious weed or controlled plant exists. The stop-sale order shall require a person to hold, at a designated place, any noxious weed or controlled plant. Noxious weeds or controlled plants subject to a stop-sale order issued under the authority of this subsection shall continue to be held at the designated place until the department is notified by the person to whom the stop-sale order was directed that the prescribed treatment measure or action has been taken and a reinspection of the premises indicates the treatment measure has been completed and was effective.  (b) Official marking of noxious weeds and controlled plants subject to a stop-sale order.-- (1) Noxious weeds and controlled plants under a stop-sale order shall be clearly identified and, where practicable, conspicuously marked.  (2) It shall be unlawful for a person to remove markings placed by the department for this purpose unless instructed by the department to do so.  (c) Violation of a stop-sale order.--It shall be unlawful to violate a stop-sale order issued under this section. The department may impose any and all penalties authorized under this chapter for a violation of the order.
3 PA Cons Stat § 1523 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds|Section 1523 - Seizure and condemnation

§ 1523. Seizure and condemnation. (a) General rule.--Where the distribution, transportation, cultivation, propagation, marketing, retail, wholesale, holding, warehousing, research or educational practices of a noxious weed or controlled plant is not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, a permit, or any regulation promulgated or order issued under this chapter, the department, in addition to any other action authorized under this chapter, may file a complaint before a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the noxious weed or controlled plant is located, or before the Commonwealth Court, requesting the injunctive relief as necessary to prevent harm and requesting an order of seizure and condemnation be issued.  (b) Relief.--In the event that the court finds the noxious weed or controlled plant to be in violation of this chapter, a permit, or any regulation promulgated or order issued under this chapter, the court shall order the condemnation of the noxious weed or controlled plant. Upon execution of the court order, the condemned noxious weed or controlled plant shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the laws of this Commonwealth.
3 PA Cons Stat § 1524 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds|Section 1524 - Appeal process

§ 1524. Appeal process. An administrative appeal shall be taken and hearing conducted in accordance with the provisions of 2 Pa.C.S. Chs. 5 Subch. A (relating to practice and procedure of Commonwealth agencies) and 7 Subch. A (relating to judicial review of Commonwealth agency action). A person must file an appeal of an enforcement action by the department within 15 days of the date of the enforcement action.    Cross References. Section 1524 is referred to in section 1512 of this title.
3 PA Cons Stat § 1525 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds|Section 1525 - Cooperation with other entities

§ 1525. Cooperation with other entities. The department may cooperate and enter into agreements with any individual, person, organization or Federal, State, county or municipal agency for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this chapter. The department may assist in the enforcement of any Federal noxious weed quarantine established under Federal act or regulations.
3 PA Cons Stat § 1526 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds|Section 1526 - Rules and regulations

§ 1526. Rules and regulations. The department may promulgate rules and regulations and establish and enforce orders necessary for administration and implementation of this chapter in accordance with the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law, the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, and the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act.
3 PA Cons Stat § 1541 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds|Section 1541 - Unlawful conduct

§ 1541. Unlawful conduct. It shall be unlawful for a person to fail to comply with or to cause or assist in the violation of a permit, an order or a provision of this chapter or any attendant regulation.
3 PA Cons Stat § 1542 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 3 - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 15 - Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds|Section 1542 - Interference with inspector, agent or employee of department

§ 1542. Interference with inspector, agent or employee of department. A person who willfully or intentionally interferes with an inspector, employee or agent of the department in the performance of the inspector's, employee's or agent's duties or activities authorized under this chapter commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon conviction, be subject to a term of imprisonment of not more than one year or a fine of not more than $2,500, or both.