The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall annually, on or before May
15, publish as required by state law a notice that every person is
required by law to destroy all noxious weeds on lands in the Village
which he/she owns, occupies or controls. A joint notice with other
towns or municipalities may be utilized.
If the owner or occupant shall neglect to destroy any weeds
as required by such notice, then the Weed Commissioner of the Village
shall give five days' written notice by mail to the owner or
occupant of any lands upon which the weeds shall be growing to the
effect that the said Weed Commissioner, after the expiration of the
five-day period, will proceed to destroy or cause to be destroyed
all such weeds growing upon said lands and that the cost thereof will
be assessed as a tax upon the lands upon which such weeds are located
under the provisions of § 66.0407, Wis. Stats. In case the
owner or occupant shall further neglect to comply within such five-day
notice period, then the Weed Commissioner shall destroy such weeds
or cause them to be destroyed in the manner deemed to be the most
economical method and the expense thereof, including the cost of billing
and other necessary administrative expenses, shall be charged against
such lots and be collected as a special tax thereon.
As provided for in § 66.0407, Wis. Stats., the Village
shall require that all noxious weeds shall be destroyed prior to the
time in which such plants would mature to the bloom or flower state.
The growth of noxious weeds in excess of eight inches in height from
the ground surface shall be prohibited within the Village of Argyle
corporate limits. Noxious weeds shall include any weed, grass or similar
plant growth which, if allowed to pollinate, would cause or produce
hay fever in human beings or would cause a skin rash through contact
with the skin.
A. Noxious weeds, as defined in this article and in Article
III of this chapter, shall include but not be limited to the following:
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Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle)
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Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed)
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Ambrosia trifida (great ragweed)
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Euphorbia esula (leafy spurge)
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Convolvulus arvensis (creeping jenny) (field bind weed)
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Tragopogon dubius (goat's beard)
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Rhus radicans (poison ivy)
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Cirsium vulgaries (bull thistle)
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Pastinaca sativa (wild parsnip)
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Arctium minus (burdock)
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Xanthium strumarium (cocklebur)
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Amaranthus retroflexus (pigweed)
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Chenopodium album (common lambsquarter)
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Rumex crispus (curled dock)
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Cannabis sativa (hemp)
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Plantago lancellata (english plantain)
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B. Noxious grasses, as defined in this article and in Article
III, shall include but not be limited to the following:
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Agrostia alba (redtop)
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Sorghum haleperise (johnson)
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Setaria (foxtail)
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C. Noxious weeds are also the following plants and other rank growth:
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Ragweed
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Thistles
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Smartweed
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Dandelions (over 10 inches in height)
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