(A) For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DESTRUCTION ORDER. The notice served by the town executive, being the president of the Town Council.
PROPERTY OWNER. The fee simple titleholder or owner of an equitable estate under a contract.
WEEDS, GRASSES, and RANK VEGETATION.
(a) Canada thistle, thistles, johnson grass, sorghum, alum (such as allium), bur cucumber, and shattercane;
(b) RANK VEGETATION is the uncontrolled, uncultivated growth of annuals and perennial plants; and
(c) WEEDS do not include shrubs, trees, cultivated plants, or crops.
(B) In no event shall cultivated plants or crops include plants which have been defined by state statute or administrative rule as being noxious or detrimental plants.
(C) The State Cooperative Extension Service shall be the referenced technical authority for the town executives with respect to the definition of exempt matters, shrubs, trees, cultivated plants, and crops.
(2005 Code, § 91.52) (Ord. G-09-09, passed 8-10-2009)