§ 4.1-01-13 — Publicly owned land - Noxious weed control or eradication

1. The commissioner shall arrange a noxious weed control or eradication program with
all state and federal agencies owning, controlling, or having jurisdiction over land
within the state.
2. Each weed control officer shall arrange a noxious weed control or eradication program
with political subdivisions owning or controlling public land within the weed control
officer's jurisdiction.
3. If a federal agency does not control or eradicate noxious weeds on land under its
jurisdiction and does not develop a management plan for controlling or eradicating the
noxious weeds, the appropriate weed control office shall notify the agency of the
failure to control or eradicate the noxious weeds. The federal agency shall provide a
report to the weed control authorities detailing the methods used by the federal agency
and showing cause why the federal agency is not controlling or eradicating the noxious
weeds. The commissioner may specify the forms on which the federal agency report
must be submitted.
4. Upon being notified by a weed board of the federal agency's failure to control or
eradicate noxious weeds, the commissioner may hold a public hearing to determine
the reason for the failure.