§ 35-5.5-107 — Local advisory board - formation - duties

Colorado § 35-5.5-107

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 35: Agriculture
• Art.: Colorado Noxious Weed Act

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(1) The governing
body of each county and municipality shall appoint a local advisory board. The local
governing body, at its sole option, may appoint itself, or a commission of
landowners, to act as the local advisory board for that jurisdiction. The members of
each local advisory board shall be residents of the unincorporated portion of the
county or residents of the municipality, as the case may be, and in the case of a
county, at least a majority of the members of the local advisory board shall be
landowners of over forty acres.

(2) In the event a county or municipality elects to cooperate with another
county or municipality for any of the purposes set forth in this article, the
membership of the local advisory board shall be determined by the governing
bodies of such cooperating local governments.

(3) Each local advisory board shall annually elect a chair and secretary. A
majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for the conduct of
business.

(4) Local advisory boards shall have the power and duty to:

(a) Develop a recommended management plan for the integrated
management of designated noxious weeds and recommended management criteria
for noxious weeds within the area governed by the local government or
governments appointing the local advisory board. The management plan shall be
reviewed at regular intervals but not less often than once every three years by the
local advisory board. The management plan and any amendments made thereto
shall be transmitted to the local governing body for approval, modification, or
rejection.

(b) Declare noxious weeds and any state noxious weeds designated by rule
to be subject to integrated management;

(c) Recommend to the local governing body that identified landowners be
required to submit an individual integrated management plan to manage noxious
weeds on their property.

(5) The local governing body shall have the sole and final authority to
approve, modify, or reject the management plan, management criteria,
management practice, and any other decision or recommendation of the local
advisory board.

(6) The state weed coordinator shall review any recommendations of a local
advisory board appointed pursuant to article 5 of this title and note any
inconsistencies between the recommendations of the state weed coordinator or the
commissioner and any such local advisory board.

Legislative History

Source: L. 90: Entire article added, p. 1552, � 1, effective July 1. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 768, � 9, effective May 23. L. 2025: (3) amended, (HB 25-1084), ch. 24, p. 97, � 24, August 6.