A.
Except as permitted under this section, it is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, give, trade, or transport for use in planting any propagative part of any of the following species:
1.
Bird Cherry or Mayday Trees (Prunus padus).
2.
Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea).
3.
Itadori or Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica).
4.
Giant Knotweed (Fallopia sachalinensis).
5.
Bohemian Knotweed (Fallopia x bohemica).
6.
Himalayan Knotweed (Persicaria wallichii).
7.
Siberian Peashrub (Caragana arborescens).
8.
Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana).
9.
Spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe).
10.
Meadow hawkweed (Hieracium caespitosum).
11.
White sweet clover (Melilotus albus).
12.
Yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis).
13.
Bird vetch (Vicia cracca L. ssp. cracca).
14.
Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris).
15.
Rampion bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides).
16.
Mouse ear hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella).
17.
Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).
18.
Creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens).
20.
All plant species quarantined from entry to Alaska by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.
B.
Exceptions. The prohibited species in subsection A may be transferred or transported for purposes of destruction, removal from the municipality, or government approved scientific purposes.
C.
If during any five-year period the invasive plant and noxious weed species list in subsection A has not been amended, then the department shall review the list and request the mayor to propose any additions or changes by ordinance. The department may review and propose updating the list anytime when provided a proposed updated list by the State of Alaska, Anchorage Soil and Water Conservation District or similar entity working in or representing the invasive species management entities active in the municipality.
(AO No. 2017-101, § 1, 2-5-2018; AO No. 2025-131, § 1, 6-1-2026)