For the purposes of this subchapter, the following definition applies unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
WEEDS. This includes the plants commonly known as wild lettuce, cocklebur, ragweed, smart weed, burdock, jimson weed, dogfennel, wild carrot, wild parsnip, wild millet, giant foxtail, hogweed, and other such plants which are injurious to the public health; whenever the word WEEDS is mentioned in this chapter, it shall be construed to include each and all or any of the plants named in this subchapter and any other plants which are injurious to the public health and which are of a similar nature to the ones set forth in this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 8.16.010)