The powers and duties of the Weed Control Board shall be as follows:
(A) Taking all necessary and proper steps to control and contain noxious weeds, including, but not necessarily limited to: Canada thistle, Johnson grass and Sorghum almum, and any other plants or weeds which the Board may hereinafter designate, or which may be provided by subsequent state statute, which the weeds must have an adverse significance on agricultural production in the county as well as the state;
(B) Entering upon any land, public or private, at any reasonable time after giving 48 hours notice to the person in possession of the land to inspect for the noxious weeds, unless permission is otherwise granted to enter earlier;
(C) Purchasing of supplies, material and equipment within boundaries of the budget provided for the Board by the County Council;
(D) Acquiring by gift or purchase, holding or disposing of any real property in the name of the Board, to include such facilities as offices, laboratories, operational buildings, rights-of-way and easements;
(E) Making contracts for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the Board;
(F) Entering into cooperative agreements with appropriate organizations for the purpose of assuring technical assistance in developing and carrying out the purposes of the Board;
(G) Identifying problems determined to be of importance to the public welfare and developing control programs appropriate to each situation;
(H) Undertaking investigations to determine the extent of infestation of noxious weed species, along with their effect on agricultural production in the county;
(I) Employing the latest technological advances to control and contain noxious weeds in the county;
(J) Accepting gifts and grants of money, services or property for any use consistent with the objectives of the Board;
(K) Exercising all other powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter; and
(L) Establishing, if the Board so desires, a marijuana eradication program, designed to eliminate and destroy wild marijuana plants found within the county, if the county so determines by a vote of the County Board of Commissioners, that the program shall be established in accordance with I.C. 15-16-7-8 and the provisions therein.
(Ord. 84-1, passed 9-12-1984)