Weeds known as the Canada thistle, and Scotch Bull thistle and Russian thistle, sand weed, mustard weed, and any other weed, that chokes cultivated vegetation, are hereby declared to be a common nuisance for all purposes of this article.
(R.O. 1947 § 989; amd. Ord. 1925, 7/15/2024)
It shall be the duty of all officers of the City having control of the streets, avenues, boulevards, parks and public places, and of all persons employed by the City, to work upon streets, avenues, boulevards, parks and public places, to destroy, at all times, any Canada thistle, Scotch Bull thistle, Russian thistle, sand weed, mustard weed, and any other weed that chokes cultivated vegetation, found growing on any street, avenue, boulevard, park or public place with the City.
(R.O. 1947 § 990; amd. Ord. 1925, 7/15/2024)
Duty to Remove: It shall be the duty of any person owning, occupying or having control of any land or premises within the City, knowingly permitting any of the thistle or weeds described in Section 11-15 of this article to grow upon such land or premises owned or occupied by him or her or under his or her control, to, upon receiving notice from the City Planning Director or designee, eradicate such noxious weeds. Upon failure to do so, the person owning, occupying or having control of the land or premises shall be charged with a civil infraction to be prosecuted under the provisions of Chapter 1, Article 2 of the Kalispell City Code which remedies may include fines as well as an order of abatement.
(R.O. 1947 §§ 991, 992; amd. Ord. 1666, 7-20-2009; Ord. 1925, 7/15/2024)