Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Kansas Noxious
Weed Law to every person who owns or supervises land in Shawnee County that
noxious weeds growing or found on such land shall be controlled and eradicated.
Control is defined as preventing the production of viable seed and the vegetative
spread of the plant.
Failure to observe this notice may result in Shawnee County:
- Serving a legal notice requiring control of the noxious
weeds within a minimum of five days. Failure to control the noxious weeds
within the time period allowed may result in the county treating the noxious
weeds at the landowners expense and placing a lien on the property if the
bill is not paid within 30 days or,
- filing criminal charges for non-compliance. Conviction
for non-compliance may result in a fine of $100 per day of non-compliance
with a maximum fine of $1500.
The public is also hereby notified that it is a violation
of the Kansas Noxious Weed Law to barter, sell or give away infested nursery
stock or livestock feed unless the feed is fed on the farm where grown or
sold to a commercial processor that will destroy the viability of the noxious
weed seed. Custom harvesting machines must be free of all weed seed and litter
when entering the County and when leaving a field infested with noxious weeds.
County noxious weed officials shall have at all reasonable times, free access
to enter upon premises and to inspect property, both real and personal, regardless
of location, in connection with the administration of the Kansas Noxious Weed
Law. Additional information may be obtained from the Shawnee County
Weed Department, 2044 SW Western, Topeka, Kansas, 66604, 785-232-0120.
General Notice to Control Nuisance Weeds and Rank Grass
Notice is hereby given to every person who owns or supervises land in the unincorporated areas of Shawnee County, that pursuant to Shawnee County Home Rule Resolution 2005-3, maintaining or permitting rank grass, weeds, or other obnoxious vegetation when such growth reaches or exceeds 18 inches in height in a platted subdivision or any parcel of four acres or less, adjacent to an occupied residence shall constitute a public nuisance.
Failure to observe this notice may result in Shawnee County:
- Serving a legal notice requiring abatement of the nuisance weeds and rank
grass within a minimum of ten days. Failure to control the vegetation within
the time period allowed may result in the county mowing or treating the
vegetation at the landowners expense and placing a lien on the property
if the bill is not paid within 30 days and/or,
- Assessing an administrative penalty of $ 50.00 per day of non-compliance, with a maximum penalty of five days or $ 250.00
The public is also hereby notified of their right to a hearing prior to the County abating the nuisance violation. County officials shall have at all reasonable times, free access to enter upon premises and to inspect property in connection with the administration of H.R. 2005-3. Additional information may be obtained from the Shawnee County Weed Department, 2044 SW Western, Topeka Kansas 66604. 785-232-0120.
Shawnee County Weed Department
Responsibilities
| • Governed by the Kansas Noxious Weed Law & Shawnee Co. H.R. 2005-3 |
| • Directed by
the Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners |
| • Guided by the Shawnee County Weed Department
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