§ 317.3 — Weed commissioner — standards for noxious weed control

Iowa § 317.3

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VIII: TRANSPORTATION
• Ch. 317: WEEDS

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1. The board of supervisors of each county may annually appoint a county weed
commissioner who may be a person otherwise employed by the county and who passes
minimum standards established by the department of agriculture and land stewardship
for noxious weed identification and the recognized methods for noxious weed control and
elimination. The county weed commissioner’s appointment shall be effective as of March
1 and shall continue for a term at the discretion of the board of supervisors unless the
commissioner is removed from office as provided for by law. The name and address of the
person appointed as county weed commissioner shall be certified to the county auditor and
to the secretary of agriculture within ten days of the appointment.
2. The board of supervisors shall fix the compensation of the county weed commissioner
and deputies. Compensation shall be for the period of actual work only, although a weed
commissioner assigned other duties not related to weed eradication may receive an annual
salary. The board of supervisors shall likewise determine whether employment shall be by
hour, day, ormonthandtherateofpayfortheemploymenttime. Inadditiontocompensation,
the commissioner and deputies shall be paid their necessary travel expenses.
3. At the discretion of the board of supervisors, the weed commissioner shall attend
a seminar or school conducted or approved by the department of agriculture and land
stewardship relating to the identification, control, and elimination of noxious weeds. The
county weed commissioner may, with the approval of the board of supervisors, require that
commercialapplicatorsandtheirappropriateemployeespassthesamestandardsfornoxious
weed identification as established by the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
4. The board of supervisors shall prescribe the time of year the weed commissioner shall
perform the powers and duties of county weed commissioner under this chapter which may
be during that time of year when noxious weeds can effectively be killed.

Legislative History

[S13, §1565-c, -d, -f; C24, 27, §4817; C31, 35, §4817, 4817-d1; C39, §4829.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §317.3]