(A) Any person owning or having charge of land within the municipality shall keep the property free and clear from all noxious weeds and rank vegetation and shall be required to cut all such weeds and vegetation on the lots owned or controlled by him or her at least twice in every year, once between June 1 and July 1 and once between August 1 and September 1.
(B) Noxious weeds and rank vegetation shall include but not be limited to:
(1) Any weeds such as the following:
Noxious Weeds
Buckthorn Musk thistle
Canada thistle Oxeye daisy
Corncockle Perennial sowthistle
Cressleaf groundsel Poison hemlock
Curly dock Purple loosestrife
Dodder Quackgrass
Field bindweed Russian knapweed
French weed Russian thistle
Hairy whitetop Serrated tussock
Hedge bindweed Shatter cane
Hoary cress Wild carrot
Horsenettle Wild garlic
Johnsongrass Wild mustard
Leafy spurge Wild onion
Mile-a-minute weed Wild parsnip
(2) Grapevines when growing in groups of 100 or more and not pruned, sprayed, cultivated, or otherwise maintained for two consecutive years;
(O.A.C. §§ 901:5-31-01 and 901:5-37-01)
(3) Bushes of the species of tall, common, or European barberry, further known as Berberis vulgaris or its horticultural varieties; and
(4) Any weeds, grass, or plants, other than trees, bushes, flowers, or other ornamental plants, growing to a height exceeding 12 inches.
Statutory reference:
List of prohibited and secondary noxious weeds, see O.A.C. §§ 901:5-31-01 and 901:5-37-01